Stream thousands of fine art and hand-crafting classes with Creativebug. Check it out here!

Hurley Public Library

Wall to wall: from Beijing to Berlin by rail
(Book)

Book Cover
Average Rating
Published:
New York : Doubleday, [1991].
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Desc:
259 pages : maps ; 22 cm
Status:
Hurley Adult Nonfiction
910.4 MOR
Description
Following her celebrated Nothing to Declare: Memoirs of a Woman Traveling Alone, Mary Morris, still alone, still graced with her extraordinary gifts of narrative and observation, presents an unforgettable account of her 1986 trip through China, Russia, and Eastern Europe. As in Nothing to Declare, she combines vivid portrayals of people and places with a more personal journey—in this case a search for roots, family, and her ancestral home in the Ukraine.
Traveling across China and Mongolia to Russia on the Trans-Siberian Express and finally on to Berlin, Morris views the changing landscapes of nations and history. She encounters and converses with a colorful assortment of people from party-liners to dissidents, from ordinary men and women to the Moscow elite.
Her journey, however, occurs against the backdrop of the nuclear accident at Chernobyl. On the train and in Russia, Morris hears terrifying, contradictory reports of the condition of the region so near her intended destination outside of Kiev. In midst of this anxious situation, she is forced to make a momentous decision a continent away from family and loved ones, adding a complex inner counterpoint to the public crises unfolding around her.
Bringing her skills with foreign languages and her facility with people to this journey, Mary Morris once again proves that she is, in the words of Times magazine, “a fascinating guide, with an eye for the brutal, the garish, the silly and the bizarre.” Wall to Wall is a powerful travel memoir illuminated by the unique sensibility of one of our finest writers.
Also in This Series
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
Last Check-In
Hurley Adult Nonfiction
910.4 MOR
Available
Mar 2, 2021
More Like This
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
038541465X:

Notes

General Note
Nonfiction.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Morris, M. (1991). Wall to wall: from Beijing to Berlin by rail. New York, Doubleday.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Morris, Mary, 1947-. 1991. Wall to Wall: From Beijing to Berlin By Rail. New York, Doubleday.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Morris, Mary, 1947-, Wall to Wall: From Beijing to Berlin By Rail. New York, Doubleday, 1991.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Morris, Mary. Wall to Wall: From Beijing to Berlin By Rail. New York, Doubleday, 1991.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
Staff View
Grouped Work ID:
0d042428-8a34-4077-f316-4ed90c9e40c6
Go To GroupedWork

Record Information

Last Sierra Extract TimeMar 22, 2024 08:21:54 PM
Last File Modification TimeMar 22, 2024 08:23:21 PM
Last Grouped Work Modification TimeMar 22, 2024 08:21:59 PM

MARC Record

LEADER01028nam 22003258i 4500
00190021848
008901018t19911991nyu    e      000 0aeng  
010 |a 90021848
020 |a 038541465X:
040 |a DLC|b eng|e rda|c DLC
043 |a n-us---
08200|a 818/.5403|a B|2 20
1001 |a Morris, Mary,|d 1947-
24510|a Wall to wall :|b from Beijing to Berlin by rail /|c Mary Morris.
250 |a 1st ed.
264 1|a New York :|b Doubleday,|c [1991]
264 4|c ©1991
300 |a 259 pages :|b maps ;|c 22 cm
336 |a text|b txt|2 rdacontent
337 |a unmediated|b n|2 rdamedia
338 |a volume|b nc|2 rdacarrier
500 |a Nonfiction.
60010|a Morris, Mary,|d 1947-|x Travel.
650 0|a Novelists, American|y 20th century|x Travel.
650 0|a Railroad travel.
655 7|a Autobiographies.|2 lcgft
907 |a .b10918085
940 |a MARCIVE 01/2019
945 |y .i11310479|i 330145000205457|l huanf|s -|h |u 3|x 0|w 0|v 2|t 100|z 991012|j 03-02-2021 14:05|r m|a 910.4 MOR
998 |h r|e l |f eng|a hu