So Far from God

by Patrick Marnham

Book Overview

Patrick Marnham reveals the ironic force of this Latin American lament as he travels mainly by bus and train from luxurious California through Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua, tracing he... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670804495
• ISBN13: 9780670804498
• Release Date: September 1985
• Publisher: Viking Books
• Length: 253 Pages

Customer Reviews

So Far from God

A truly great travel narrative. Mr. Marnham's eye for absurdity is one of his great strengths as a writer, and this journey showcases it well. But it's the compassion and gentle fascination with the places he visits and people he meets that really shine through and round out the story. The portrait of the civil war in El Salvador is especially illuminating. It's a shame that this book is not more widely known.