- Social conditions, Description and travel, Journeys, Travel
Dervla Murphy had planned to trek through the high mountains of Laos, far from the country's few motor roads, but she soon encountered complications. In Laos, however, the people compensated for all that went wrong. Murphy presents her glimpse of a unique culture in this account of her journey.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and contemporary.
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- earnestironic
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- Author
- Dervla Murphy
- First published
- 1999
- Pages
- 284
- Publisher
- Overlook Hardcover, John Murray
- Editions
- 2
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781585671434
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