Description
In a world where old certainties have faded—galleons are gone, gods have receded, and heroism no longer fits—Bloom sets out from Lisbon toward India with a deliberately unhurried, deeply human itinerary. Traveling through London, Paris, and other European stops, he encounters friends and foes while recounting his past, weighing what drove him to flee, and wondering whether “wisdom” lies ahead—or only within. Written as a poetic, often wry reimagining of the epic tradition, the narrative turns the voyage into an inward investigation of memory, fear, and the limits of understanding in an age of accelerating technology. With its solemn, postcolonial undertow and its blend of parody and melancholy, this is a meditation on what we inherit from empire, what we abandon, and what it means to keep searching when the map of meaning has changed.
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paperback
Dalkey Archive Press
Published Jan 1, 2016
357 pages
ISBN: 9781628972030
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First Published
2010
Language
eng
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