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Do Travel Writers Go to Hell?
By Joshua | March 29th, 2008 | 
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That’s the title of the new industry exposé by Thomas Kohnstamm, subtitle: “A Swashbuckling Tale of High Adventures, Questionable Ethics, and Professional Hedonism.” Expect lots of drugs and hookers, I’m told. Here’s the tantalizing description from Random House: Kohnstamm “unveils the underside of the travel industry and its often-harrowing effect on writers, travelers, and the destinations themselves. Moreover, he invites us into his world of compromising and scandalous situations in one of the most exciting countries as he races against an impossible deadline.” Seems like a trend, especially after the recent Chuck Thompson book, Smile While You’re Lying: Confessions of a Rogue Travel Writer, which pissed off a lot of writers, but which I found absolutely hilarious and important.
4 Responses to “Do Travel Writers Go to Hell?”
haven’t read it, but just read this article:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=134&objectid=10502782
I don’t think it’s out yet
I\’ve read some as I have an advance copy of his book. It\’s pseudo-gonzo journalism. We\’ve read it before…yawn.
got my hands on a copy now too. I don\’t think that it\’s pseudo-gonzo, although there is obviously some gonzo influence. it is a little too explicit and NC-17 for my tastes (definitely don\’t want my kids to read it), but really quite shocking about the world of travel writers. I think it\’s pretty eye-opening.
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I, too, loved Smile While You’re Lying. I enjoy reading Paul Theroux, Mark Moxon and your writing of course, but if I read one more article about a “fascinating blend of ancient and modern” or a “city being the sum of its inhabitants,” I am going to puke. So has anyone read the Kohnstamm book? Should I spend the $ to buy it?