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WORDS AT FROME FESTIVAL July 5th - July 14th 2002 |
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THE
ACCIDENTAL TRAVEL WRITER |
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Jeremy Wade became a travel writer by accident, and it is the unpredictability of travel that keeps him going. What looks like a sidetrack can be a secret passage to an elusive goal. Even catching malaria in the Congo, nearly drowning in Brazil, and being imprisoned in Thailand, provided great background material. With the aid of slides, Jeremy talks about his current project: a television documentary series and accompanying book on the Amazon. It is a story as circuitous as the great river's course and gives a unique insight into this bewildering region of South America. There will be an opportunity for questions and answers. |
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Wade co-authored Somewhere Down The Crazy River, a travel book that
is also a cult classic of fishing literature. Previously a biology
teacher, advertising copywriter and newspaper reporter, he has also
written for BBC Wildlife and The Sunday Telegraph The session is chaired by Trevor Day, who lectures in Travel Writing at the University of Bath and writes for the Daily and Sunday Telegraph, and other national newspapers and magazines. |
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