William Least Heat-MoonAbout a quarter century ago, a largely unknown wanderer named William Least Heat-Moon wrote a book called Blue Highways. It was a travel book like no other, a book that revealed its author to be a chronicler of rare linguitic genius and empathy, a listener who knew that the small places can offer the biggest surprises. Heat-Moon, wrote one reader, was a travel writer as Faulkner was a country historian.
Tras haber perdido su trabajo y a su esposa —después de un matrimonio fallido—, William Least Heat-Moon llega a un punto de inflexión en su vida y decide coger su camioneta y realizar un viaje de 13.
Aclamado como una obra maestra de la literatura de viajes estadounidense, Carreteras Azules es un viaje inolvidable a lo largo de los caminos secundarios de EE.UU.
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