Without Ever Reaching the Summit
a himalayan journey
- Hardcover
160 pages
- Release Date
5 November 2020
Summary
Without Ever Reaching the Summit: A Himalayan Journey
International bestseller Paolo Cognetti, author of The Eight Mountains, explores the quiet joys of not racing straight to the snowy peak in this awestruck love letter to one of the most spectacular places on earth.
Paolo Cognetti marked his 40th birthday with a journey he had always wanted to make: to Dolpo, a remote Himalayan region where Nepal meets Tibet. He took with him two friends, a notebook, mules and gui…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781787302273 |
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| ISBN-10: | 178730227X |
| Author: | Paolo Cognetti, Stash Luczkiw |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Harvill Secker |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 5 November 2020 |
| Weight: | 250g |
| Dimensions: | 204mm x 138mm x 20mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Fresh and completely engaging … [Cognetti] has a studied simplicity that is suggestive of a mountaineer’s ascetic temperament and the writing also feels perfectly adjusted to the daunting character of Dolpo… [a] captivating travelogue – Mark Cocker * Spectator *A breath of fresh air for mountain-lovers currently in confinement, this slim, elegant account follows Cognetti’s trek through the remote Dolpo region of northwestern Nepal… The sparse, graceful prose…reflects the barren landscape and the author’s joy in paring back the distractions of modern life – Tom Robbins * Financial Times, Books of the Year *
About The Author
Paolo Cognetti
Paolo Cognetti (Author)
Paolo Cognetti was born in 1978 in Milan. He divides his time between the city and his cabin 6,000 feet up in the Italian Alps. His international bestseller, The Eight Mountains, won Italy’s Premio Strega and is now a major film. His other acclaimed titles include Without Ever Reaching the Summit- A Himalayan Journey, and The Lovers.
Stash Luczkiw (Translator)
Stash Luczkiw is a US-born writer of poetry, fiction and journalism. He has translated various books from Italian and other languages into English.
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