"In 1911, Hermann Hesse sailed through southeastern Asian waters on a trip that would define much of his later writ
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English Pages xvii, 141 pages ; 22 cm Year 2018
Table of contents :
Night in the Suez Canal --
Evening in Asia --
Going for a ride --
Visual pleasures --
The clown --
Architecture --
Singapore dream --
The crossing --
Pelaiang --
Society --
Night on deck --
Night in the forest --
Palembang --
A fairy tale on the water --
The graves of Palembang --
The Maras --
Kandy promenade --
Kandy diary --
Pidurutalagala --
Return journey --
Asian travelers --
Off the coast of Africa --
Evening on the Red Sea --
Arrival in Ceylon --
Night in the cabin --
Jungle river --
Comfortless --
Chinese night party in Singapore --
On the Malay archipelago --
At night --
Pelaiang --
In sight of Colombo --
Robert Aghion.