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Slade Steadman's lone opus, published twenty years ago, was Trespassing, a cult classic about his travels through dozens of countries without benefit of passport. With his soon-to-be-ex-girlfriend Ava in tow, Steadman sets out for Ecuador’s jungle in search of a rare hallucinogenic drug and the cure for his writer’s block. Amid a gang of thrill-seeking tourists, he finds his drug and his inspiration but is beset with an unnerving side effect—periodic blindness. His world is altered profoundly: Ava stays by his side, he writes an ***, autobiographical novel with the drug serving as muse, and he returns to stardom. Steadman becomes addicted to the drug and the insights it provides, only to have them desert him, along with his sight. Will he regain his vision? His visions? Or will he forgo the world of his imagining and his ambition? As Theroux leads us toward the answers, he makes fresh magic out of the venerable intertwined themes of sight and insight. He also offers incisive, sometimes hilarious takes on the manifold ironies of travel, of trespass and trangession, and of the trappings of the writer’s life—from the fear of the blank page to the unexpected challenges of the book tour.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Bestsellersuk.
A journey into the forbidden - the erotic, the remote, the uncharted. Slade Steadman has written one of the most famous travel books ever. But he has been unable to write anything else for thirty years. A journey downriver in a remote eastern province of Ecuador among the Secoya indians gives Steadman the experience he has been seeking - and a miracle drug. He returns tothe USA with the drug that induces temporary blindness. He is energized - able not only to write and remember, but granted an almost uncanny prescience, bordering on second sight. He is able to work again, and enjoys a period of intense creativity back home on Martha's Vineyard, where he has lived as a recluse. He finishes the book he had always dreamed of writing and becomes famous once more. But the drug he has been taking has possessed him, and it seems there is no way to reverse its blinding effects. He becomes a captive - of the woman he has been his lover, of the man who helped him in Ecuador, of the scandal surrounding his blindness. Hardcover, Ausgabe: 1st Printing, Label: Hamish Hamilton Ltd, Hamish Hamilton Ltd, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2005-07-07, Studio: Hamish Hamilton Ltd, Verkaufsrang: 13178839.

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Liber Activa.
Slade Steadman's lone opus, published twenty years ago, was Trespassing, a cult classic about his travels through dozens of countries without benefit of passport. With his soon-to-be-ex-girlfriend Ava in tow, Steadman sets out for Ecuador"s jungle in search of a rare hallucinogenic drug and the cure for his writer"s block. Amid a gang of thrill-seeking tourists, he finds his drug and his inspiration but is beset with an unnerving side effect—periodic blindness. His world is altered profoundly: A... Slade Steadman's lone opus, published twenty years ago, was Trespassing, a cult classic about his travels through dozens of countries without benefit of passport. With his soon-to-be-ex-girlfriend Ava in tow, Steadman sets out for Ecuador"s jungle in search of a rare hallucinogenic drug and the cure for his writer"s block. Amid a gang of thrill-seeking tourists, he finds his drug and his inspiration but is beset with an unnerving side effect—periodic blindness. His world is altered profoundly: Ava stays by his side, he writes an erotic, autobiographical novel with the drug serving as muse, and he returns to stardom. Steadman becomes addicted to the drug and the insights it provides, only to have them desert him, along with his sight. Will he regain his vision? His visions? Or will he forgo the world of his imagining and his ambition? As Theroux leads us toward the answers, he makes fresh magic out of the venerable intertwined themes of sight and insight. He also offers incisive, sometimes hilarious takes on the manifold ironies of travel, of trespass and trangession, and of the trappings of the writer"s life—from the fear of the blank page to the unexpected challenges of the book tour.Taal: Engels;Oorspronkelijke titel: Blinding Light;Afmetingen: 37x236x152 mm;Gewicht: 679,00 gram;Verschijningsdatum: juni 2005;ISBN10: 0241142563;ISBN13: 9780241142561; Engelstalig | Paperback | 2005.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Bookbarn International.
Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 2005. Hardcover. Used; Very Good. Ships from the UK within 24 hours. Your purchase helps support authors through the Book Author Resale Right. Bookbarn International Inventory #2049474.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books Ltd.
Mariner/Hougton Mifflin Co. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Your purchase also supports literacy charities.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Better World Books Ltd [53572034], Dunfermline, United Kingdom.
Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, BookHolders [884251], gambrills, MD, U.S.A.
[ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Edition: reprint ] Publisher: Mariner/Hougton Mifflin Co. Pub Date: 1/1/2005 Binding: Paperback Pages: 432 reprint edition.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Open Books [64165510], Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Antiquariat Buchhandel Daniel Viertel Einzelunternehmen, [3792].
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Graphem. Kunst- und Buchantiquariat [61621729], Berlin, Germany.
gr 8°, kart., 438 S. - leichte Leseknicke am Buchrücken, Eintrag auf dem Vorsatzblatt. Ordentliches Exemplar.