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Their Heads Are Green and Their Hands Are Blue
By Paul BowlesNarrated by Raphael Corkhill, Mike Ortego, Tom ZahnerLength7h 22m
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An engaging collection of travel essays by the author of The Sheltering Sky
Their Heads are Green, Their Hands are Blue deals largely with places in the world that few Westerners have ever heard of, much less seen—places as yet unencumbered by the trappings, luxuries, and corruptions of modern civilization. Bowles is a sympathetic and discerning observer of these alien cultures, and his eyes and ears are especially alert both to what is bizarre and what is wise in the civilizations in which he settles.
Above all, Bowles is a superb and observant traveler—a born wanderer who finds pleasure in the inaccessible and who cheerfully endures the concomitant hardships with resourcefulness, insight, and humor.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.0 (838)
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GenreTravel
Length7 hrs 22 mins
Narrated byRaphael Corkhill, Mike Ortego, Tom Zahner
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateSep 13, 2022
LanguageEnglish
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