Honorable Bandit_ 0.00 km
A Walk Across Corsica
Brian Bouldrey traveled to the island of Corsica, with its wine-dark Mediterranean waters, powdered-sugar beach sand, and a cuisine and wines fit for the rich. And then he walked away from all of them.
About Brian Bouldrey_ 30.00 km
Brian Bouldrey has written six books and edited six anthologies, including three volumes of Best American Gay Fiction. His edited collection, Wrestling with the Angel: Faith and Religion in the Lives of Gay Men won a Lambda Literary Award and his memoir Monster: Adventures in American Machismo was a Lambda finalist. He is the author of the novel The Boom Economy: Or, Scenes from Clerical Life, also published by the University of Wisconsin Press. He teaches creative writing at Northwestern University.
About the Book_ 60.00 km
Brian Bouldrey traveled to the island of Corsica, with its wine-dark Mediterranean waters, powdered-sugar beach sand, and a cuisine and wines fit for the rich. And then he walked away from all of them. Bouldrey strapped on a backpack and walked across Napoleons native land with the same spirit many choose to dance or drink: to celebrate, to mourn, to think, to avoid thinking, to recall, to ignore, to escape, and to arrive.
This wonderfully textured account of a two-week ramble along a famous Corsican hiking trail with his German friend Petra (she was good at the downhills while he was better at the uphills) offers readers a journal that is a launching point for reflection: thoughts on cultural differences, friendship, physical challenge, personal challenge, and getting very, very lost. Part travelogue, part memoir, and part lampoon, this book offers readers an impressionistic view of a little talked about yet stunningly beautiful landscape.
Reviews_ 90.00 km
As I read this book, I kept seeing images of my late mother, a writer, chronicler of nature and avid reader, holding this book and chortling. Brian Bouldrey has written the kind of book that she would have loved; witty, entertaining and bursting with literary desserts for the curious reader.
—John R. Clark, TCM Reviews
Bouldrey's grousing about the pitfalls of the trip is filled with humorous lacings of the meanderings of his mind. And it's well worth reading.
—Mary Ann Smyth, BookLoon Reviews
Picking up a book about someone's wilderness hike is a little like getting into a car with a stranger. You're his captive, and you cross your fingers, hoping that when he unloads all those thoughts he has accumulated, you won't regret your decision.
—Jerry V. Haines, The Washington Post
News & Press_ 120.00 km
Bay area reporter: Unsentimental Journey: Brian Bouldrey on walking and writing across Corsica
CBS: Professor Weighs In On 'Da Vinci Code' Controversy
University Book Store's The Shelf Life: Brian Bouldrey Interview
"Honorable Bandit" Recognized at the North American Travel Journalists Association 2007 Awards
Appearances_ 150.00 km
January 31, 7 p.m.
Evanston Public Library
"The Next Time"
1703 Orrington Avenue
Evanston, IL
February 1, 4:30 p.m.
Associated Writing Program
University of Wisconsin Press, Booth #B81
The Americas Hall, Hilton New York & Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers
New York City
February 10, 5 p.m.
Writers Theater
Gallery 659
659 Vernon Avenue
Glencoe, IL
Reader Comments_ 180.00 km
"A beautifully written, emotionally resonant work. I can't wait to read it."
—Larry Wood
"A dustjacket author's photograph has never had more misplaced Stoicism - the levels of honor and banditry are sure to astound!"
—Tommy Rousse
"I am eagerly awaiting the Turkish release."
—Gabriel Brunswick
