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Riding with Rilke: reflections on motorcycles and books

By Bishop , Edward

Book information

Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Year
2007
ISBN
9780393062618, 0393062619, 9780393346435, 0393346439, 9780735233652, 0735233659
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
731 kB (748973 bytes)
Pages
(261 pages) : map\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Edward -- Travel -- Canada;United States -- DescriEdward -- Travel -- United States;BishopEdward;Canada;United StatesMotorcycle touring;Motorcycle touring--Canada;Moto

Description

"Part travelogue, part ode to his bike and part literary criticism...a memoir infused with joie de vivre."—Publishers WeeklyIn this "joyful book" (Booklist), archive diver and Ducati enthusiast Ted Bishop takes readers on an epic trip from Edmonton to Austin, through the classic landscapes of the American West, and to some of America's and Europe's most famous cities as he considers what it means to be a road dog and a researcher. Whether describing how he came to own a Ducati, debating the merits of D. H. Lawrence's novels, relishing the outlaw thrill of cruising small American towns on his bike, or holding Virginia Woolf's suicide note in the British Library, Bishop "easily blends his love of books and archives with his love of motorcycles and riding...an unusual combination...but one that ultimately works" (Library Journal). A Playboy Best Book of 2006.

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