Travels in Siberia—II: Following poets and prisoners.

Aug 10th, 2009

by New Yorkerest.

August 10 & 17, 2009

Travels in Siberia—II
Following poets and prisoners.
by Ian Frazier

Part I is great too.

Posted in: A Reporter at Large.
Tagged: the new yorker

2 Comments

1. Bookishcook says:

   September 7, 2009 at 6:16 am

   I enjoyed Ian Frazier’s Siberian journey as well. He has that perfect tone for a travel writer, Tony Horwitz has a similar voice – curious, inquiring, non, or only mildly, judgemental, slightly bewildered and moderately humorous, a little deadpan even. It was so poignant at the end when they at last reached the limits of the vast continent and were looking out at the Pacific, toward America, on 9/11/01.
2. Michael Hartford · War Dances says:

   March 23, 2010 at 3:58 am

   [...] The New Yorkerest picked the “Travels in Siberia” essay, also quite good, but damned if I don’t get sucked in by Sherman Alexie every time. [...]