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About Pico Iyer
English-born essayist and novelist
Pico Iyer is an English-born essayist and novelist known chiefly for his travel writing. He is best known for books about crossing cultures and for essays shaped by life between places. His work includes Video Night in Kathmandu, The Lady and the Monk, and The Global Soul. He has also written for Time, Harper's, The New York Review of Books, and The New York Times, and his writing often returns to travel, identity, and cultural exchange.
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- “We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next to find ourselves. We travel to open our hearts…”Pico Iyer
- “We readily go to the health club when our doctor suggests we need more exercise, but we regularly neglect the…”Pico Iyer
- “... a man sitting still is alone, often, with the memory of all he doesn't have. And what he does have can lo…”Pico Iyer
- “Contractions, 'U' for 'you' and the like are wonderful to make communication brief and efficient - but we wou…”Pico Iyer
Explore Reading
- “I always used to read aloud to her in the evenings--”Cornelia Funke
- “Reading the recipe of your grandma’s chicken soup will never compare to the taste. Seeing a magnificent sunse…”Gudjon Bergmann
- “By reading, you learn through others' experiences, generally, a better way to do business, especially in our…”Jim Mattis
Explore Books
- “Go to any bookstore, and you'll see thousands of books on etiquette, which suggests there's a lot of self-hel…”Letitia Baldrige
- “I always used to read aloud to her in the evenings--”Cornelia Funke
- “Reading the recipe of your grandma’s chicken soup will never compare to the taste. Seeing a magnificent sunse…”Gudjon Bergmann
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Books by Pico Iyer
The Open Road
2008
The Global Soul
2000
A Beginner's Guide to Japan
2019
Sun After Dark
2004
Cuba and the Night
1995