THE ROLE OF THE TRAVEL WRITER

Voysey takes us on a journey through the world of travel-writing, demonstrating how the culture of the writer impacts on her or his perspectives and judgments, the limitations inevitably imposed by fleeting acquaintance with the subject, and a failure to question preconceptions and prejudices. Voysey argues that the travel writer has an obligation to do more than merely entertain or focus on the exotic, and to open the minds of readers to both the complexities and the commonalities of the world.