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Lonely Planet Better Than Fiction 1

True Travel Tales from Great Fiction Writers

Lonely Planet Better Than Fiction 1( )
Author: McCall Smith, Alexander
Allende, Isabel
Amsterdam, Steven
Series title:Lonely Planet Travel Literature Ser.
ISBN:978-1-78701-266-0
Publication Date:Nov 2017
Publisher:Lonely Planet Global Limited
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $14.99
Book Description:

Join famous fiction writers and up-and-coming authors for this new collection of globetrotting real-life travel tales. By turns funny, poignant and thought-provoking, you'll be transported from Azerbaijan to Vietnam, via Iceland, India, Samoa, Scotland and beyond.

Book Details
Pages:288
Detailed Subjects: Travel / Essays & Travelogues
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.04 x 7.76 x 0.81 Inches
Book Weight:0.616 Pounds
Author Biography
McCall Smith, Alexander (Author)
Alexander McCall Smith was born on August 24, 1948 in Zimbabwe. He was a professor of medical law at the University of Edinburgh, but he left in 2005 to focus on his writing. He has written over 60 books, including specialist academic titles including Forensic Aspects of Sleep and The Criminal Law of Botswana, short story collections including Portuguese Irregular Verbs, and children's books including The Perfect Hamburger. He is best known for the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. He also writes the Corduroy Mansions, Isabel Dalhousie and 44 Scotland Street series.

He has received numerous awards, including The Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library Award and the 2004 United Kingdom's Author of the Year Award. His book, The Full Cupboard of Life, received the Saga Award for Wit in the United Kingdom. In 2007, he received a CBE for his services in literature.

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