How to Ride a Train to Ulaanbaatar and Other Essays

Name: How to Ride a Train to Ulaanbaatar and Other Essays
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9789814882880
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By Josephine V. Roque

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In How to Ride a Train to Ulaanbaatar and Other Essays, Josephine V. Roque takes readers on a captivating journey through vivid landscapes and culturally rich locales. This collection of essays combines adventurous travel experiences with insightful reflections on the places visited, offering readers a glimpse into the diverse and often overlooked destinations that captivate the author's heart and mind.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy exploring diverse cultures and landscapes through engaging narratives. Josephine V. Roque offers a captivating mix of travel adventures and acute observations, inviting readers to experience the thrill of journeys that go beyond the destination. Perfect for armchair travellers and adventurers alike, it offers insights into the journey as a transformative experience.

How to Ride a Train to Ulaanbaatar and Other Essays

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A solo female traveller navigates the world and discovers that freedom is possible.

How to Ride a Train to Ulaanbaatar and Other Essays is a coming-of-age story of a woman who leaves home to work in Shanghai following the death of her mother. In a collection of ten travel essays, she writes about living in another culture to learn another language and the experiences that shaped her view on what it means to be her own person, a daughter, a friend, a lover and a citizen of the world.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9789814882880

Publisher: Penguin Random House SEA

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 February 2021

Country: Singapore

Imprint: Penguin Random House SEA

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 212g

Pages: 216

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Josephine V. Roque Non-Fiction Penguin Books Travel & Adventure

About the Author

Josephine V. Roque is a freelance journalist and editor. She has worked in print and online publications in Manila and Shanghai. Joyce obtained her MFA in creative writing from De La Salle University and has received prizes for her essays from the Doreen Fernandez Food Writing Competition and Ateneo Art Awards. She also contributes art criticism and profiles for ArtAsiaPacific Magazine and ArtReview Asia.