This Could Be Home - Raffles Hotel And The City Of Tomorrow

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Discover the literary legacy of Raffles Hotel.

This book would be a great read for history enthusiasts and travel lovers who are interested in exploring the cultural significance of Raffles Hotel in Singapore. Pico Iyer, a renowned travel writer, takes readers on a personal journey, offering a unique perspective on the hotel's impact on writers and its evolution in a fast-changing world. Through his vivid storytelling, Iyer unveils the hidden stories and deep connections that make Raffles Hotel an iconic destination, inviting readers to appreciate its literary heritage and architectural charm in a whole new light.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

This Could Be Home - Raffles Hotel And The City Of Tomorrow

Regular price $10.60
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ISBN: 9789814845403
Authors: Pico Iyer
Publisher: Epigram Books
Date of Publication: 2019-07-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Travel
Goodreads rating: 3.6
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Award-winning travel writer Pico Iyer delves into the soul of one of Singapore's most iconic landmarks, The Raffles Hotel.As Singapore marks the 200th anniversary of the arrival of the British and an iconic hotel unveils a dazzling new design, best-selling author Pico Iyer explores how both can offer a fresh model for our world of crossing cultures. Drawing upon numerous stays in Raffles Hotel over thirty-five years and the fast-ascending city around it, this lifelong "global soul" finds new ways of considering not just yesterday, but tomorrow.What might Somerset Maugham write if he were watching East and West mingling around the Palm Court tonight? Why do writers gravitate towards the foreign counter-homes that are hotels? And how have Singapore and its iconic, intimate white-stucco monument evolved to meet the needs of a shifting world? Offering a seasoned observer's meditations on multicultures everywhere, Iyer—whom Outside magazine calls "arguably the world's greatest living travel writer"—draws the curtains on a personal, thoughtful and surprising look at places we too often take for granted.
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Discover the literary legacy of Raffles Hotel.

This book would be a great read for history enthusiasts and travel lovers who are interested in exploring the cultural significance of Raffles Hotel in Singapore. Pico Iyer, a renowned travel writer, takes readers on a personal journey, offering a unique perspective on the hotel's impact on writers and its evolution in a fast-changing world. Through his vivid storytelling, Iyer unveils the hidden stories and deep connections that make Raffles Hotel an iconic destination, inviting readers to appreciate its literary heritage and architectural charm in a whole new light.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.