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Why Books in Travel Website?
Well, books also transport us to different places. Isn't it? In different locations with people of different cultures and customs , in different time - in the past or in the future ...so books is also kind of time travelling and hence the reason.
Some books really talks about a place (or places)
There are great Travel Guide books like Lonely Planet, Rough Guides, Bromon sangi etc of-course to get details on a place. But apart from them there are great novels which along with an interesting story, share a lot of details on a place. Here I am listing down just some of those books which I came across and inspired me to make trips to those places mentioned in the book.
Sei Somoy (Those Days) by Sunil Gangopadhyay
This novel and Prothom Alo (First Light) by the same author provides a lot of information on Kolkata
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Kerala , Backwaters of Kerala - particularly Kumarakom
Aranyak by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
Though I am yet to visit those places like Lobtulia, Fulkia,Baihar mentioned in the book but this book was my inspiration to make a trip to the jungles of Jharkhand. Sal , Mahua forests of Jharkhand matches very much with the description of the forests of Bihar mentioned in the book. In fact, Bibhutibhushan wrote and published Pather Panchali while staying at Ghatshila, a town in Jharkhand.
Paths of Glory by Jeffrey Archer
The story of George Mallory who died attempting to climb Everest in the 1920. Some argues he was the first person to reach Mount Everest but died while descending.
Death in Venice by Thomas Mann
Der Tod in Venedig is a great novel for many reason but it also gives a very great description of Venice.
Dan Brown Books
Some Dan Brown books also provides good description on the places the story is based
Java Spider by Geoffrey Archer
Good description of Jakarta, Indonesia
The Garden of the Evening Mist by Tan Twan Eng
Vivid description of Cameron Highlands, Malaysia
Gurkha by Kailash Limbu
Apart from good description of the war scenes in Afghanistan, the book gives very good idea of Gurkha life back at their home in Nepal.
BOOKSTORES AND LIBRARIES
Shakespeare and Company
Shakespeare and Company
Shakespeare and Company
Shakespeare and Company, Paris : Perhaps the most famous bookstore in the world!
Library of Congress
Shakespeare and Company
Shakespeare and Company
Library of Congress, Washington DC : It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States.
New York Public Library
Shakespeare and Company
The National Library - Rio de Janeiro
New York Public Library , New York City
The National Library - Rio de Janeiro
The National Library - Rio de Janeiro
The National Library - Rio de Janeiro
The National Library , also called the Brazil National Library , whose institutional official name is the National Library Foundation , is the repository of bibliographic and documentary heritage of Brazil , considered by UNESCO as the seventh largest national library of the world and also is the largest Library Latin America .
Inside a bookstore in Rio de Janeiro
The National Library - Rio de Janeiro
Inside a bookstore in Rio de Janeiro
Inside a bookstore in Rio de Janeiro
Jarir Bookstore
The National Library - Rio de Janeiro
Inside a bookstore in Rio de Janeiro
Jarir Bookstore : The largest retailer of books in Saudi Arabia.
Perpustakaan Sri Pantai
Perpustakaan Sri Pantai
Perpustakaan Sri Pantai
A public library in Kuala Lumpur
Monalisa bookstore
Perpustakaan Sri Pantai
Perpustakaan Sri Pantai
Monalisa bookstore , Kuala Lumpur
Library of NSW
Perpustakaan Sri Pantai
The National Library, Kolkata
Library of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
The National Library, Kolkata
The National Library, Kolkata
The National Library, Kolkata
The National Library, Kolkata, WB, India
Kuala Lumpur Library
The National Library, Kolkata
A bookstore in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur Library
A bookstore in Kuala Lumpur
The National Library, Kolkata
A bookstore in Kuala Lumpur
A bookstore in Kuala Lumpur