by Jason Roberts · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789724617978
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«O Viajante Cego» is the biography of traveller James Holman written by Jason Roberts, published by Casa das Letras in 2008 in paperback, in Portuguese.
It narrates the life of James Holman (1786-1857), the Blind Traveller, who despite his blindness travelled the world in the Age of Exploration: he fought slavery in Africa, survived captivity in Siberia, hunted elephants in Ceylon and helped map the interior of Australia. Roberts recreates his sensory world and his influence on Darwin and Burton.
The English original was published in 2006 as A Sense of the World: How a Blind Man Became History's Greatest Traveler. The work was nominated for the Guardian First Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award.
Recommended for readers of historical biographies, travel narratives and real adventures.
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Jason Roberts is an American author of nonfiction and fiction. A former journalist and technologist, his writings have garnered multiple honors, including the Pulitzer Prize for Biography and the PEN America Literary Award.
