Romancing the East: A Literary Odyssey from the Heart of Darkness to the River Kwai

by Jerry Hopkins

Book Overview

Profiling individual, legendary authors, best-selling author Jerry Hopkins combines his research and his own experiences as a longtime expatriate with an intimate knowledge of Asia and offers us a unique perspective on the impact of Eastern culture in Western literature. From the time of Marco Polo's trek across the Central Asian desert to the empire of the mighty Mongol Khan, no other place on earth, not the languid South Pacific or even deepest,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804843201
• ISBN13: 9780804843201
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.1" x 7.9"