| Author: | Lisa Pasold | ISBN: | 9781897181652 |
| Publisher: | Frontenac House | Publication: | June 5, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Lisa Pasold |
| ISBN: | 9781897181652 |
| Publisher: | Frontenac House |
| Publication: | June 5, 2014 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
When Marco Polo was captured by the Genoese he whiled away his year in prison by dictating a memoir, the "Livre des Merveilles". Polo's "Book of Wonders" became a raging best seller before printing presses even existed. Christopher Columbus travelled with his own carefully-annotated copy. Poet Lisa Pasold takes Polo’s stories about Afghanistan, Russia, and China to speculate on the transformative effect of journeys.
When Marco Polo was captured by the Genoese he whiled away his year in prison by dictating a memoir, the "Livre des Merveilles". Polo's "Book of Wonders" became a raging best seller before printing presses even existed. Christopher Columbus travelled with his own carefully-annotated copy. Poet Lisa Pasold takes Polo’s stories about Afghanistan, Russia, and China to speculate on the transformative effect of journeys.
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