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Travel Essays & Travelogues

Between the Meridians

by (author) Jim Christy

Publisher
Ekstasis Editions
Initial publish date
Sep 1999
Category
Essays & Travelogues, General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781896860602
    Publish Date
    Sep 1999
    List Price
    $17.95

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Description

Between the Meridians is an eclectic mixture of fugitive travel pieces and essays whose basic theme is an exploration of character and culture. Tied together by Christy’s ironic observations on human frailty and traditional histories, the adventures read like those of a hip Indiana Jones.

About the author

Always in search of original characters and experiences, Jim Christy is a literary vagabond with few peers. He was once described by George Woodcock as “one of the last unpurged North American anarchistic romantics.” His publisher has called him a hip Indiana Jones; one reviewer credited him with a “Gary Cooper-like presence.” His buddies have included hobos, jazz musicians, boxers, and non-academic writers such as Charles Bukowski, Peter Trower and Joe Ferone. “I never dismiss another’s story out of hand,” he writes, “no matter what it’s about or how outrageous it may seem.” Christy’s often wry reminiscences of his travels, trysts and trials are fuelled by a hard-won pride. A gardener, a sculptor and a spoken word performer with a jazz/blues ensemble, Christy has been seen in film and television productions, usually in non-speaking roles as a thug or a gangster.

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