PortadaGruposCharlasMásPanorama actual
Buscar en el sitio
Este sitio utiliza cookies para ofrecer nuestros servicios, mejorar el rendimiento, análisis y (si no estás registrado) publicidad. Al usar LibraryThing reconoces que has leído y comprendido nuestros términos de servicio y política de privacidad. El uso del sitio y de los servicios está sujeto a estas políticas y términos.

Resultados de Google Books

Pulse en una miniatura para ir a Google Books.

Cargando...

Tales from the Torrid Zone: Travels in the Deep Tropics

por Alexander Frater

MiembrosReseñasPopularidadValoración promediaMenciones
1167233,584 (3.46)2
"Part memoir, part travelogue, Tales From the Torrid Zone is rooted in his birthplace, the tiny tropical republic of Vanuatu, where Alexander Frater's father ran the hospital and his mother, in her front garden, built the first school. From this obscure South Seas group he ranges over the hot, wet, beautiful swathe of the world that has haunted him ever since - he dines with a Tongan queen in a leper colony, makes his way across tropical Africa (and two civil wars) in a forty-four year-old flying boat, delivers a new church bell to a remote Oceanian island, and visits scores of countries to learn about their history, politics, medicine, flora, and fauna (including the remarkable role of the coconut in tropical life). But, as becomes plain, the torrid zone is not just a geographical phenomenon, it's also a state of mind."--BOOK JACKET.… (más)
Ninguno
Cargando...

Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará.

Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro.

» Ver también 2 menciones

Mostrando 1-5 de 7 (siguiente | mostrar todos)
An interesting account of travels through countries located in the tropics. Starting with Vanuatu where the author was born.
  danoomistmatiste | Jan 24, 2016 |
An interesting account of travels through countries located in the tropics. Starting with Vanuatu where the author was born.
  kkhambadkone | Jan 17, 2016 |
Interesting nuggets buried in a meandering and disconnected narrative. Fraser is all over the place in time and space, and doesn't stop to orient the reader very often. The South Pacific is fascinating, but this treatment didn't work for me. ( )
  satyridae | Apr 5, 2013 |
Could be used for Vanuatu in a read-the-world challenge, which is useful because it's both more available and easier to engage with than Grace Mera Molisa's [b:Black Stone|4444929|Black Stone|Grace Mera Molisa|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220260722s/4444929.jpg|4493140], the only other ni-Vanuatu book I've found.

Pretty much what it says--tales from the tropics, not so much a memoir as little memoirs, or pensees, or recollections. The book is framed by stories of bells associated with his grandfather's church. More stories than not take place in or around Vanuatu; others range farther afield. Some of Frater's travels were for work, some for pleasure, and some the circumstances of his birth and family life. Some chapters cohere more effectively than others; some seem very loosely constructed. It's sometimes languid, sometimes torpid. Read a chapter at a time, in a hammock. ( )
  OshoOsho | Mar 30, 2013 |
When the book arrived in the mail months ago, I skimmed through it, thinking "hmmm ... looks like it might be kinda dull" and put it aside. I was wrong. There was potential for a real dragged out story, had Frater confined himself to Vanuatu (the South Seas nation where he was born and raised - his father and grandfather were missionaries there). However, he does fully succeed in tying-in his experiences in other Torrid locations (Africa, Burma, etc.) along the way such that the parts make the intended whole. When this book is good it's fascinating, and when it's not quite up there, it's at least interesting. Highly recommended. ( )
  Seajack | Nov 28, 2007 |
Mostrando 1-5 de 7 (siguiente | mostrar todos)
sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Debes iniciar sesión para editar los datos de Conocimiento Común.
Para más ayuda, consulta la página de ayuda de Conocimiento Común.
Título canónico
Título original
Títulos alternativos
Fecha de publicación original
Personas/Personajes
Lugares importantes
Acontecimientos importantes
Películas relacionadas
Epígrafe
Dedicatoria
Primeras palabras
Citas
Últimas palabras
Aviso de desambiguación
Editores de la editorial
Blurbistas
Idioma original
DDC/MDS Canónico
LCC canónico

Referencias a esta obra en fuentes externas.

Wikipedia en inglés

Ninguno

"Part memoir, part travelogue, Tales From the Torrid Zone is rooted in his birthplace, the tiny tropical republic of Vanuatu, where Alexander Frater's father ran the hospital and his mother, in her front garden, built the first school. From this obscure South Seas group he ranges over the hot, wet, beautiful swathe of the world that has haunted him ever since - he dines with a Tongan queen in a leper colony, makes his way across tropical Africa (and two civil wars) in a forty-four year-old flying boat, delivers a new church bell to a remote Oceanian island, and visits scores of countries to learn about their history, politics, medicine, flora, and fauna (including the remarkable role of the coconut in tropical life). But, as becomes plain, the torrid zone is not just a geographical phenomenon, it's also a state of mind."--BOOK JACKET.

No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca.

Descripción del libro
Resumen Haiku

Debates activos

Ninguno

Cubiertas populares

Enlaces rápidos

Valoración

Promedio: (3.46)
0.5
1 1
1.5
2 2
2.5
3 3
3.5 1
4 3
4.5 2
5 2

¿Eres tú?

Conviértete en un Autor de LibraryThing.

 

Acerca de | Contactar | LibraryThing.com | Privacidad/Condiciones | Ayuda/Preguntas frecuentes | Blog | Tienda | APIs | TinyCat | Bibliotecas heredadas | Primeros reseñadores | Conocimiento común | 203,187,687 libros! | Barra superior: Siempre visible