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A while back I read a book, that made a huge impression on me, it highlighted the native American culture and how so much of it is disappearing. This book in many ways resembles that one, though the location is very different, a look at the disappearing Asian primitive landscape, it being overtaken and changes through progress.This is also, a book that I had never heard of nor probably picked up if it wasn't a recommendation pick from a group I am in. It covers so much ground, differ A while back I read a book, that made a huge impression on me, it highlighted the native American culture and how so much of it is disappearing. This book in many ways resembles that one, though the location is very different, a look at the disappearing Asian primitive landscape, it being overtaken and changes through progress.This is also, a book that I had never heard of nor probably picked up if it wasn't a recommendation pick from a group I am in. It covers so much ground, different beliefs and cultures, old ways versus the new changing ways. As the author points out progress carries a huge price.Loved learning about their belief systems, their traditions and superstitions.

The author was a journalist and he writes very clearly and well, his opinions are ones that I share. He actually lived in these countries, not just stopped in to report. He visited people, fortune-teller and other spiritual entities native to whatever country he was living in.So another book that made a huge impression on me, one I won't soon forget.

Glad I bought it because I can take the time to re-read whenever I feel the urge, and I have no doubt I will. This book is very well written. I really like the author, he has a very easy-going and readable style; he's articulate, intelligent, observant, and deeply reflective. Whether you are interested his adventures in Asian countries and his thoughts on their cultural developments and how the west has impacted them, or his metaphysical musings and some surprising personal experiences as he searches out mystics, psychics, and fortune tellers, this books is a pleasure to read because the author is able This book is very well written. I really like the author, he has a very easy-going and readable style; he's articulate, intelligent, observant, and deeply reflective.

Whether you are interested his adventures in Asian countries and his thoughts on their cultural developments and how the west has impacted them, or his metaphysical musings and some surprising personal experiences as he searches out mystics, psychics, and fortune tellers, this books is a pleasure to read because the author is able to slow down and really absorb the atmosphere wherever he happens to be, then reflect on it and communicate the experience so well that it's easy to imagine I'm there. I lived in Asia for 11 mo's in 2000 and his book took me right back as if it was yesterday.I enjoyed the book so much I searched for the authors home page to write and thank him for the book, and I was very sad to find that he passed away. There's a really good obit. I read this book slowly at the beginning.

Slowly like the travels Tiziano makes through Asia. When he decides to follow what a fortune telle told him years before in Hong Kong, maybe he couldn't imagine how travels can change when you decide not taking a plane for a whole year, and keep on working as a journalist in Asia. This is a lovely book. Tiziano was a real traveller, not a tourist at all.

He describes the bad and good part of every country he visits, but he never complains like tourist so I read this book slowly at the beginning. Slowly like the travels Tiziano makes through Asia. When he decides to follow what a fortune telle told him years before in Hong Kong, maybe he couldn't imagine how travels can change when you decide not taking a plane for a whole year, and keep on working as a journalist in Asia. This is a lovely book.

Tiziano was a real traveller, not a tourist at all. He describes the bad and good part of every country he visits, but he never complains like tourist sometimes do. He meets so many people and it's nice to see its path through different fortune tellers:).

This travel book uses the device of the author's avoiding air travel due to a fortuneteller's prophecy to give the author an excuse to do several travels by land, mostly in SE Asia but also on a train trip to Italy. The travel parts are mildly interesting, though since the book is quite old, only of historical interest.Unfortunately, he carries out his fortuneteller theme by consulting a randomly chosen fortuneteller everywhere he goes which could have been interesting, had he taken This travel book uses the device of the author's avoiding air travel due to a fortuneteller's prophecy to give the author an excuse to do several travels by land, mostly in SE Asia but also on a train trip to Italy. The travel parts are mildly interesting, though since the book is quite old, only of historical interest.Unfortunately, he carries out his fortuneteller theme by consulting a randomly chosen fortuneteller everywhere he goes which could have been interesting, had he taken the time to learn something about the various techniques used, but since he lumps together highly trained astrologers with palm readers and psychics, the result is what you'd predict. Mostly poor quality readings.Ironically, in the course of his travels he meets with two well trained astrologers without having any idea of what their training implies. One is a student of the Hamburg school, who in my experience can give dazzlingly accurate readings about events.

It is very amazing that someone should take heed of a warning from fortune teller and came up with wonderful output such as this one. Growing up in a south east asian country, it was interesting to look back into history from the eye of a so called westerner. Skilfully written, the book described mainly two things, i.e., fortune tellers and the evolution of all the countries mentioned. Beneath, it speaks of wonders toward matters beyond five senses, passion in freedom, and love of beauty in old It is very amazing that someone should take heed of a warning from fortune teller and came up with wonderful output such as this one. Growing up in a south east asian country, it was interesting to look back into history from the eye of a so called westerner. Skilfully written, the book described mainly two things, i.e., fortune tellers and the evolution of all the countries mentioned.

Beneath, it speaks of wonders toward matters beyond five senses, passion in freedom, and love of beauty in old traditional cultures.The first half of the story was interesting, after which I could not help thinking: Another fortune teller? Feeling sorry myself about how we abandon our beautiful traditions for unimportant matters that modern life offers, towards the end, I grew tired reading about the same thing all over the book. It was almost like hearing incessant complaints. Afterall, all these changes are only part of the world evolution, the way we evolved from pre-historic to historic era.The ending was delightful though, meeting with the 'devil' was interesting, and as always, good and bad are never absolute.

The ending chapter was also very enjoyable, describing meditation retreat as a process of seeing anicca (impermanence). Tiziano might have felt utterly different during his 13 month travel if he had started with the retreat instead. I don't have much love for this book.

First off, I think it oversells itself. The map at the beginning details a round-trip journey from Phnom Penh via Russia to Europe and back via boat to Singapore. However, this trip receives very little mention, except for a few pages on his time in Mongolia. I was really interested in hearing about such a fascinating voyage and disappointed that it received very little attention.Second, the author readily admits that he is no intellectual, simpl I don't have much love for this book. First off, I think it oversells itself.

The map at the beginning details a round-trip journey from Phnom Penh via Russia to Europe and back via boat to Singapore. However, this trip receives very little mention, except for a few pages on his time in Mongolia.

I was really interested in hearing about such a fascinating voyage and disappointed that it received very little attention.Second, the author readily admits that he is no intellectual, simply a man of great feeling. Indeed, his love for Asia is apparent and he details the places he visits with great emotion and devotion. However, I was on guard when reading the bulk of his analysis. I loved this book. It is the haunting story of a middle aged Italian journalist from Florence whose lifelong beat has been Asia. He has lived and worked there most of his life and watched it go through wars and 'development.' In 1976 a fortune teller in Hong Kong tells him that he will die in a plane crash in 1993 so he shouldn't fly that year.

It's a long way off but years pass and when 1993 comes, now in his late 50's Tiziano Terzani decides he will organize his ongoing work so that he can go I loved this book. It is the haunting story of a middle aged Italian journalist from Florence whose lifelong beat has been Asia.

He has lived and worked there most of his life and watched it go through wars and 'development.' In 1976 a fortune teller in Hong Kong tells him that he will die in a plane crash in 1993 so he shouldn't fly that year. It's a long way off but years pass and when 1993 comes, now in his late 50's Tiziano Terzani decides he will organize his ongoing work so that he can go everywhere by land or sea, but not by air. This provides him a whole different perspective on places witha far more human scale and sets the stage for his ongoing reflections on the degradations to culture and soul brought about by 'modernization' throughout the East.He is skeptical of his own gullibility with regard to the soothsayer's prediction so decides to make a study of fortune tellers everywhere he goes. Travelling at a slow pace and willing to go out of his way for days to reach the famous astrologer on the hill, or the local wise man, we see him encounter a variety of people who are more or less gifted with the ability to read omens - palms, horoscopes, tea leaves and more.

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Terzani never quite loses his skepticism but his appreciation of traditional modes of life and thought only deepens throughout the book until you are caught up with him in a sense of inestimable loss brought about by the quest for money and western ways that is more successful in destroying cultures and ecosystems than any army.It's a travelogue and documentary but reads like a novel.6/26/08. A really fantastic book about a journey through Asia sans the use of an airplane. The reader really gets to see the world through Terzani's eyes. I enjoyed the montage of experiences, the poverty, the joy, the strength of belief, the greed that Terzani portrays.Though many have attempted dispute of the so called 'Asian Economic Miracle' Terzani may be one of the first to present a cogent human side to why things are perhaps not so perfect.

He shows the loss in vivid color that has nothing to do A really fantastic book about a journey through Asia sans the use of an airplane. The reader really gets to see the world through Terzani's eyes. I enjoyed the montage of experiences, the poverty, the joy, the strength of belief, the greed that Terzani portrays.Though many have attempted dispute of the so called 'Asian Economic Miracle' Terzani may be one of the first to present a cogent human side to why things are perhaps not so perfect. He shows the loss in vivid color that has nothing to do with the numbers so coldly presented in other pieces.

He shows the social cost, the breaking of human networks, the resultant up-cropping of civic and health problems that arise from globalization and shows a more balanced view of what this really means.As a non-fiction story, it reads like fiction sans any problems in believability. It's the kind of book that makes you want to plan a similar journey. This book had a great impact on me, I really enjoyed reading it. It ticked several boxes of what I find interesting, at least currently, besides being written in a smooth, clear and unpretentious way.Italian journalist Tiziano Terzani lived in Asia for more than 30 years, changing his country of residence inside the mysterious continent a few times. He was apparently one of the few western reporters who witnessed the fall of Saigon and, as he explains in this book, had a close encoun This book had a great impact on me, I really enjoyed reading it.

It ticked several boxes of what I find interesting, at least currently, besides being written in a smooth, clear and unpretentious way.Italian journalist Tiziano Terzani lived in Asia for more than 30 years, changing his country of residence inside the mysterious continent a few times. He was apparently one of the few western reporters who witnessed the fall of Saigon and, as he explains in this book, had a close encounter with death by the hands of Khmer Rouge soldiers, after they took Cambodia's capital, Phnom Penh. I feel somewhat connected to the way he writes, being a european citizen, born and raised, and feeling the call of exotic Asia, without actually understanding why. Tiziano Terzani wrote an extraordinary travelogue. If you like the Far East, you will love this charming book. Colorful characters, complicated regional politics, dreamy landscapes, exotic scents and sounds everywhere he goes.

Terzani looks at the region with a journalistic sharpness and a tender heart.As the author travels across Asia, he shares his sorrow over the loss of ancient knowledge and traditions. If you have visited, Hong Kong or Singapore in the 1970s or early 1980s, and went back o Tiziano Terzani wrote an extraordinary travelogue.

If you like the Far East, you will love this charming book. Colorful characters, complicated regional politics, dreamy landscapes, exotic scents and sounds everywhere he goes. Terzani looks at the region with a journalistic sharpness and a tender heart.As the author travels across Asia, he shares his sorrow over the loss of ancient knowledge and traditions.

If you have visited, Hong Kong or Singapore in the 1970s or early 1980s, and went back only recently, you would be overwhelmed by the changes and the tragic loss of what made these places so unique. A curious traveler in a search for authenticity will still find little jewels hidden here and there. All one has to do is to keep off the beaten track. As a premise for a travelogue, it's certainly an interesting one: warned by a Hong Kong fortune teller not to fly during 1993 or he will die, on a whim an Italian journalist decides to take the hint and forgo flying for an entire year. Obviously as Asian correspondent for a German magazine this presents certain problems - how can one ensure one can make it to the right place at the right time, when travelling there can take days or even weeks instead of hours, assuming that it is even possible t As a premise for a travelogue, it's certainly an interesting one: warned by a Hong Kong fortune teller not to fly during 1993 or he will die, on a whim an Italian journalist decides to take the hint and forgo flying for an entire year. I don't usually read reviews. But I saw that this book has a very good rating and I thought maybe I'll insert a different perspective over here.Half way through the book, I flipped to check the title and the blurb to verify if I got the wrong idea about it.

Nope, nowhere does it say the author will spend half his time voicing out his distaste of the Chinese. I must say, what he writes isn't always wrong but he's not exactly objective either. Moreover, I feel like many of his comment I don't usually read reviews. But I saw that this book has a very good rating and I thought maybe I'll insert a different perspective over here.Half way through the book, I flipped to check the title and the blurb to verify if I got the wrong idea about it. Nope, nowhere does it say the author will spend half his time voicing out his distaste of the Chinese. I must say, what he writes isn't always wrong but he's not exactly objective either. Moreover, I feel like many of his comments come from a lack of understanding.

Or maybe it's just outdated because afterall his book is written in 1993.To me, this book sounded like just another 'white man rant'. Add that on to the fact that he got many small details wrong i.e. There is no cat in the Chinese zodiac, it's Hari Raya not Raja, hua ren does not mean flower people (花人) but Chinese people, 华人 (the romanised spelling is the same but they are altogether different words. I tried to research if the Chinese people were ever known as flower people and could find no such thing), the author just looks really ignorant.The book started out good. A great premise - a well travelled journalist with some unique perspectives. But it ended up rubbing me the wrong way. Makes me wonder if the book was read/checked by any of his Asian friends before it was published.

An enlightening and entertaining look at Asia, the changes it is undergoing, and the superstitions that dictate much of life for many from Malaysia to Cambodia to China.After being told by a fortune-teller that he risked death if he took a plane in 1993, Terzani spent the earth traveling throughout Asia by land, visiting a local fortuneteller in every place he stopped. The resulting book is a bit of a cross between a travel memoir, a reflection on spirituality and superstition, and an examinati An enlightening and entertaining look at Asia, the changes it is undergoing, and the superstitions that dictate much of life for many from Malaysia to Cambodia to China.After being told by a fortune-teller that he risked death if he took a plane in 1993, Terzani spent the earth traveling throughout Asia by land, visiting a local fortuneteller in every place he stopped. The resulting book is a bit of a cross between a travel memoir, a reflection on spirituality and superstition, and an examination of the politics and economic development in Asia.Terzani is a skilled writer, but this book is not without its flaws. Terzani is an obvious admirer of Asia as it used to be, before its 'Westernization' and economic development.

At times, this means he lacks objectivity and does not (in my view) delve into any of the negative repercussions of faith many Asian people have in fortunetellers and the occult, nor does he consider that the economic development may have had positive effects.Nevertheless, it is well-written and extremely interesting. Will be of particular interest to anyone who has lived in or traveled throughout Asia. This travelogue had me in its grips all thru my SE asia trip.

Then i got home and found out from a pretty-reliable-but-extremely-cynical source, who had personal contact with the author, that terzani may or may not be a pathological exaggerator and jerk in real life. So now i don't know what to make of it.well extramoral confusion doesn't detract from the book's merits, per se. The snapshots of singapore, thailand, hong kong, malaysia, indonesia, china, vietnam, cambodia, burma, and mongolia ar this travelogue had me in its grips all thru my SE asia trip. Then i got home and found out from a pretty-reliable-but-extremely-cynical source, who had personal contact with the author, that terzani may or may not be a pathological exaggerator and jerk in real life. So now i don't know what to make of it.well extramoral confusion doesn't detract from the book's merits, per se. The snapshots of singapore, thailand, hong kong, malaysia, indonesia, china, vietnam, cambodia, burma, and mongolia are full of 3-D color, political and economic commentary, personal contacts, and astrology (surprisingly astrology appears to be the most prevalent method of divination even in the east. Hey is this true?), told in a patient, stoking, granddaddy pace.

Terzani showed me a time (1993) when the last bits of old asia sank and china and capitalism took over. He made me angry and sad, that was really the best part of the book. This was nothing more a continual diatribe against the negative effects of development in Asia. Heavy on exposition/editorial, light on narrative and scene. I think it could have been effective as an essay or editorial but a 365 page rant? In fairness, there was some reference in the book jacket copy to the anti-materialism message but I was not prepared for such a negative and one-sided book (surely there have been some positive effects of development like rising standards of living?).

And also This was nothing more a continual diatribe against the negative effects of development in Asia. Heavy on exposition/editorial, light on narrative and scene. I think it could have been effective as an essay or editorial but a 365 page rant? In fairness, there was some reference in the book jacket copy to the anti-materialism message but I was not prepared for such a negative and one-sided book (surely there have been some positive effects of development like rising standards of living?).

And also in fairness, I only read a few chapters before I gave up; maybe it got better. But the narrator came across to me as a thoroughly unlikeable curmudgeon and I was sick of his whining by page 40 or so.I don't necessarily disagree with his perspective (I don't know enough about the topic to have an educated opinion) but I have no interest in investing several hours reading something so negative. Apparently this is a classic of new age travel fiction. I enjoyed it because it was a very different take on travel.

He went to unusual places and interviewed fortune-tellers (and lots of other people) in each destination.But even now and then he'd really alienate me by saying classic new age tourist things about how nice it would be for the natives to remain as they are which is always pretty rich from someone who enjoys western plumbing and freedoms.For instance when talking about the yo Apparently this is a classic of new age travel fiction. I enjoyed it because it was a very different take on travel. He went to unusual places and interviewed fortune-tellers (and lots of other people) in each destination.But even now and then he'd really alienate me by saying classic new age tourist things about how nice it would be for the natives to remain as they are which is always pretty rich from someone who enjoys western plumbing and freedoms.For instance when talking about the young woman who was cook and (the captain's hired concubine) on one of his ships.' 'One day she too will free herself from her slavery to the captain and we'll find her as a hostess on a Thai International Airlines plane, serving frozen omelettes,' said Leopold. She undoubtedly dreamed of such a future but I could not wish it for her.' Could cheerfully have strangled the bastard at that moment.

On the whole though, the book was a fabulous read. I don't share many of Terzani's ideas (the book leitmoitiv is how things were better when everybody (else) was much poorer).Even if these are the premises, the book is quite interesting as he's a good and curious journalist that travelled extensively, at the end of the year travelling until Europe by train and else (but it won't talk much about this part).The book is about his experience of one year (1993) spent travelling through Asia without taking planes. His style is pleasurable I don't share many of Terzani's ideas (the book leitmoitiv is how things were better when everybody (else) was much poorer).Even if these are the premises, the book is quite interesting as he's a good and curious journalist that travelled extensively, at the end of the year travelling until Europe by train and else (but it won't talk much about this part).The book is about his experience of one year (1993) spent travelling through Asia without taking planes. His style is pleasurable and easy to read.

With his history in the Vietnam conflict and my childhood recollection of the news broadcasts I have always had a fascination with this part of the world. Probably not a book that I would have bought off my own back, a gift from a friend allowed me to broaden my horizons and knowledge.

Would you really change your life on the bases of a fortune teller’s predictions. May be not but we all have times when we need a radical change and perhaps that is the key to Tiziano Terzani’s position. One point With his history in the Vietnam conflict and my childhood recollection of the news broadcasts I have always had a fascination with this part of the world. Probably not a book that I would have bought off my own back, a gift from a friend allowed me to broaden my horizons and knowledge. Would you really change your life on the bases of a fortune teller’s predictions. May be not but we all have times when we need a radical change and perhaps that is the key to Tiziano Terzani’s position. One point to say which is not really a spoiler more my lack of understanding is the book is not just about the journey in the map at the beginning of the book but a bigger collection of journey made during the grounded year.

Lots of interesting details that gave me a better understanding to the are and it’s people and made me thing again about some of my preconceived ideas about the Vietnam war, both in its build up and post period. Many ideas & thoughts have made me want to explore more and even perhaps visit the area. Tiziano’s nomadic existence perhaps is key to the development of his philosophy of a world of constant changes and the buddhist mantra of anicca. Everything in life is suffering, We cause suffering when we are born, we die suffering, we suffer for what we want and we suffer for fear of losing what we have.

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This was a very though provoking book when made me want more, this must be a star for the review. A few quotes that I want to share.Leopold's remark in Nagarose travel only makes sense if you come back with the answer in your baggageQuote the words is St Paul on love in Epistle to corinthians: “ If i have the eloquence of men and angels, but speak without love, I am like a booming gong or crashing cymbal. If i have the gift of prophecy, understandingly mysteries, and knowing all things, and if I have faith to move mountains, but i have not love I am nothing. Love is always painting and kind; it is never jealous, love is never boastful or conceited; it is never rude or selfish; it does not take offence, it is not resentful Love never ends.

But the gift of prophecy will come to and end and the gift of language will not continue for ever. And knowledge in the end will fail. For our knowledge is imperfect and our prophesying is imperfect When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I argued like a child, I thought like a child, but know I am a man, I have put away childish ways. In short, there are there thing that endure: faith, hope and love: and the greatest of these is love.John’s meditation prayer:May all beings be peaceful and happy,May all beings be free of all ignorance,all cravings and all aversionsMay all beings be free of all suffering,all sorrows and all conflictsMay all beings be filled with infinite loving kindness,compassion and equanimityMay all beings be fully enlightened.

I picked up a paperback copy of this from a sidestreet bookshop in Bangkok. It was tightly wrapped in plastic to protect it from the mold and humidity, but fortunately when I was finally able to open it upon returning to Singapore, it still had a pleasantly-sweet used book smell.I'm glad I found this book and I'm glad the shopkeeper recommended it (although I think it was the third or fourth book he recommended, just wanted to sell me something, struck me as more of a salesman than a I picked up a paperback copy of this from a sidestreet bookshop in Bangkok. In 1976, a year after the fall of Saigon, Terzari, the late an Italian journalist who lived much of his adult life in Asia, was told by a fortune-teller that he should not fly during the year 1993.

Although he didn't believe in fortune-telling, the specific warning stayed with him and as 1993 began to draw near, he decided to spend the year traveling on the ground. This book tells of his journeys that year as well as bringing to life the richness and the challenges of Asia as the 20th century d In 1976, a year after the fall of Saigon, Terzari, the late an Italian journalist who lived much of his adult life in Asia, was told by a fortune-teller that he should not fly during the year 1993. Although he didn't believe in fortune-telling, the specific warning stayed with him and as 1993 began to draw near, he decided to spend the year traveling on the ground. This book tells of his journeys that year as well as bringing to life the richness and the challenges of Asia as the 20th century drew to a close. Having travelled along many of the same paths two decades later, I was fascinated with Terzari’s insight, saddened by some of his findings, and amused by his humor.Terzari experience in Asia as a journalist included being one of the few Westerners to have experienced both the fall of Cambodia and South Vietnam. His life almost ended at the hands of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.

He was being set against a wall in Poipet to be shoot and it was only at the last minute, through his basic knowledge of Chinese, that his life was spared. In 1993, at the time of elections in Cambodia, he once again visited that wall. (275) Terzari began his year on the ground in Cambodia reporting on the United Nation's investigation of Khmer war crimes. Having stopped flying, he was replaced with another correspondent who was in a helicopter crash.

Luckily, no one was killed, but the news of the crash gave Terzari a moment to reflect on the possibility.I was drawn to Terzari’s idea of traveling on the ground for so long, especially after having travelled overland in Southeast Asia in 2011. However, at first, I was taken back when Terzari seemed to build his trip around visits to fortune-tellers in Asia.

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Every place he visited, he sought out a fortune-teller and began to compare notes and fortunes. Unlike the West, Terzari says, Asia remained superstitious long after the West. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it,I travelled to Bangkok from Penang solo by train one day.

Many asked me what I was doing taking the train instead of flying?It's because I'm a thrift and also wanted to experience life behind its fast-paced face that will only gets faster by the day.I came home and my boss passed me this book which he just finished reading- about a man who is spent a year travelling across Asia (he was in E&O Hotel, George Town and in KL too) back to Europe without flying because a fortune teller told I travelled to Bangkok from Penang solo by train one day. Many asked me what I was doing taking the train instead of flying?It's because I'm a thrift and also wanted to experience life behind its fast-paced face that will only gets faster by the day.I came home and my boss passed me this book which he just finished reading- about a man who is spent a year travelling across Asia (he was in E&O Hotel, George Town and in KL too) back to Europe without flying because a fortune teller told him he would die in a plane crash in 1993.

Along the way, he met dozens of fortune tellers who (consistently and inconsistently) told him about his past and future.Beautifully written accounts of historical immersion in 1993 where Terzani braved through the Khmer Rouge regime, The Capital of Evil and many more, while uncovering his past and discovering his future.#fortuneteller #tizianoterzani #travelling. There is no greater joy than discovering an author that speaks to your soul - Happy to have found Tiziano Terzani. Highly recommend to all the travel wagabonds ☺'People born into a family of poor peasants at the beginning of the century, inCernusco or anywhere else in Italy, could not dream of having the moon: their choiceswere extremely limited, which meant that they had a “destiny.” Today almost everyonehas many alternatives, and can aspire to anything whatsoever—with the consequen There is no greater joy than discovering an author that speaks to your soul - Happy to have found Tiziano Terzani. Highly recommend to all the travel wagabonds ☺'People born into a family of poor peasants at the beginning of the century, inCernusco or anywhere else in Italy, could not dream of having the moon: their choiceswere extremely limited, which meant that they had a “destiny.” Today almost everyonehas many alternatives, and can aspire to anything whatsoever—with the consequencethat no one is any longer “predestined” to anything. Perhaps this is why people aremore and more disorientated and uncertain about the meaning of their lives'.#weekendreads #travel #fortunetellers #reflective #tizianoterzani.

What an amazing book and what an amazing life! A Fortune-Teller Told Me is more than an autobiography and lots more than a travelogue, it is about learning and understanding, about growing beyond one's roots and questing for the sun, about deciding moment by moment what's the best way to live and how to deal with situations, unexpected and otherwise.

A Fortune-Teller Told Me became one summer's multiple reads, each time gleaning something more or other than in the last. There's lots here, take y What an amazing book and what an amazing life!

A Fortune-Teller Told Me is more than an autobiography and lots more than a travelogue, it is about learning and understanding, about growing beyond one's roots and questing for the sun, about deciding moment by moment what's the best way to live and how to deal with situations, unexpected and otherwise. A Fortune-Teller Told Me became one summer's multiple reads, each time gleaning something more or other than in the last. There's lots here, take your time with it. Savor and enjoy.