The Way Of A Transgressor
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Few lives in the twentieth century match the sheer audacity and breadth of experience chronicled in The Way of a Transgressor — a memoir so vivid and turbulent it reads like several lifetimes compressed into one. Negley Farson, American adventurer, foreign correspondent, and self-confessed wanderer, presents his own extraordinary story: from arms dealing and fishing in remote rivers to witnessing the Russian Revolution firsthand, his life unfolds across continents and catastrophes with breathtaking momentum. With unflinching honesty, Farson details his battles with alcoholism, personal ruin, and the relentless pull of freedom, painting a portrait of a man constitutionally incapable of living a conventional life. Written with the raw energy and literary flair of a born storyteller, this autobiography stands as one of the great adventure memoirs of the interwar period, drawing comparisons to the spirit of Hemingway in its celebration of risk, wanderlust, and hard-won wisdom. Farson's prose is muscular and immediate, pulling the reader into smoky diplomatic receptions, the chaos of war-torn Europe, and the sublime solitude of wild rivers with equal authority. A testament to the cost — and the glory — of living entirely on one's own terms, this is a book that will leave the reader questioning the boundaries of their own existence.
Author: Negley Farson
Format: Hardback
Published: 1970, Howard Baker, London
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Few lives in the twentieth century match the sheer audacity and breadth of experience chronicled in The Way of a Transgressor — a memoir so vivid and turbulent it reads like several lifetimes compressed into one. Negley Farson, American adventurer, foreign correspondent, and self-confessed wanderer, presents his own extraordinary story: from arms dealing and fishing in remote rivers to witnessing the Russian Revolution firsthand, his life unfolds across continents and catastrophes with breathtaking momentum. With unflinching honesty, Farson details his battles with alcoholism, personal ruin, and the relentless pull of freedom, painting a portrait of a man constitutionally incapable of living a conventional life. Written with the raw energy and literary flair of a born storyteller, this autobiography stands as one of the great adventure memoirs of the interwar period, drawing comparisons to the spirit of Hemingway in its celebration of risk, wanderlust, and hard-won wisdom. Farson's prose is muscular and immediate, pulling the reader into smoky diplomatic receptions, the chaos of war-torn Europe, and the sublime solitude of wild rivers with equal authority. A testament to the cost — and the glory — of living entirely on one's own terms, this is a book that will leave the reader questioning the boundaries of their own existence.