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In the summer of 2009, Alain de Botton was invited by the owners of Heathrow to become the first guest writer in its history. Having unprecedented, unrestricted access to one of the world's busiest airports, he met travelers from all over the globe and spoke with everyone, from baggage handlers to pilots, and from senior executives to the airport chaplain.
Drawing on those conversations, he created this exceptionally thoughtful text on the nature of travel, work, relationships, and our daily lives. In collaboration with renowned photojournalist Richard Baker, he explores the magical and the mundane, and the interaction between travelers and workers at every point of this familiar yet mysterious "non-place," which by definition we are eager to leave behind.
Leading the reader through the departure lounge, the passenger check-in area, and the arrivals hall, de Botton demonstrates with his usual blend of wit and insight that the time we spend in airports might be more revealing than we believe.
"One of the best books ever written about the longing for travel as well as nostalgia." ("Welt am Sonntag")
"De Botton's gift is to prompt us to think about how we live and how we might change things." ("The Times")
"With a healthy dose of humor, Alain de Botton deals with the men and women who set off for vacations or work, with the charged farewells of loving couples, with the shifts of the security staff or the man who polishes sixty pairs of shoes a day, knowing that his mission is primarily 'psychological.' The journey into the world of Alain de Botton is worth the detour!" ("LivresHebdo")
Manufacturer
- Author
- Alain De Botton
- Publisher
- Patakis
- Original Title
- A Week at the Airport
- Publishers
- Patakis
- Type
- Travel Literature, Social
- Subtitle
- Heathrow Calendar
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 147
- Release Date
- 10/2011
- Publication Date
- 2011
- Dimensions
- 12x19 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9789601640501
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