This is a book about isolation. The author, originally isolated behind the iron curtain, became fascinated by isolated remote islands and now presents these, along with a story for each, singled out in charming and idiosyncratic fashion - often dealing with some isolated incident or individual. L...
“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”~ St. AugustineAs a literary wonk who has traveled the world and grown with each adventure, I have found particular delight in "Atlas of Remote Islands", a marvelous book by Judith Schalansky.Beautiful in both aesthetics and wor...
Wonderful, wonderful book! And, for map lovers, it is utterly required!! The author did the design and typesetting...the whole presentation shows such fine attention to detail. I know it is a translation from German to English but it flows so beautifully that it's hard to believe. I spent hours...
When I first started reading this book, I wasn't sure if I thought it was up to the high rating here on GoodReads. I was hoping for a "geography" book that told a lot about each Island. After a few pages I realized it was very short on detail. As I went along, I figured out that is why this bo...
I love maps and atlases. And I love obscure corners of the planet. This book combines both. Much of it is probably about islands you’ve never heard of, and places the vast majority of us will never visit—not even professional travel writers. But that’s one of the best things about this book: its ...