Raban, Jonathan
Overview
| Works: | 91 works in 674 publications in 8 languages and 18,809 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Biography History Fiction Psychological fiction Folklore Autobiographies Travel writing Criticism, interpretation, etc Humorous fiction Biographies |
| Roles: | Author, Editor, Author of introduction, Other, Interviewee |
| Classifications: | PS1314, B |
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Most widely held works about
Jonathan Raban
- Old Glory : an American voyage by Jonathan Raban( Book )
- Passage to Juneau : a sea and its meanings by Jonathan Raban( Book )
- Hunting Mister Heartbreak : a discovery of America by Jonathan Raban( Book )
- Arabia : a journey through the labyrinth by Jonathan Raban( Book )
- Coasting by Jonathan Raban( Book )
- Driving home : an American journey by Jonathan Raban( Book )
- For love & money : a writing life, 1969-1989 by Jonathan Raban( Book )
- My holy war : dispatches from the home front by Jonathan Raban( Book )
- Old Glory : a voyage down the Mississippi by Jonathan Raban( Book )
- Driving home : an American scrapbook by Jonathan Raban( Book )
- Passage to Juneau : a sea and its meanings by Jonathan Raban( )
- Arabia : a journey through the labyrinth by Jonathan Raban( Recording )
- Old glory by Jonathan Raban( Recording )
- Arabia through the looking glass by Jonathan Raban( Book )
- Coasting by Jonathan Raban( Recording )
- Mississippi : Roman einer Reise by Jonathan Raban( Book )
- For love & money : a writing life, 1969-1988 by Jonathan Raban( Book )
- Translation as travel : the US in and out of the world in the work of Jonathan Raban, Pico Iyer, William Gibson and Alphonso Lingis by Dalia Staponkutė( Book )
- "Tainted" moves : subjects of contemporary travel literatures : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in English at the University of Canterbury by Daniel Bedggood( Book )
- Shui lu ru Zhu nuo : Xi ya tu dao A la si jia de lan se gong lu zhi lu by Lei ban( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Jonathan Raban
Bad land : an American romance by
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51 editions published between 1960 and 2011 in 8 languages and held by 2,423 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Jonathan Raban ambles and picks his way across the Montana prairie, called "The Great American Desert" until Congress offered 320-acre tracts of barren land to immigrants with stardust in their eyes. Raban's prose makes love to the waves of land, red dirt roads, and skeletons of homesteads that couldn't survive the Dirty Thirties. As poignant as any romance novel, there's heartbreak in the failed dreams of the homesteaders, a pang of destiny in the arbitrary way railroad towns were thrown into existence, and inspiration in the heroism of people who've fashioned lives for themselves by cobbling together homes from the ruined houses of those who couldn't make it. Through it all, Raban's voice examines and honors the vast open expanses of land and pays homage to the histories of families who eked out an existence
51 editions published between 1960 and 2011 in 8 languages and held by 2,423 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Jonathan Raban ambles and picks his way across the Montana prairie, called "The Great American Desert" until Congress offered 320-acre tracts of barren land to immigrants with stardust in their eyes. Raban's prose makes love to the waves of land, red dirt roads, and skeletons of homesteads that couldn't survive the Dirty Thirties. As poignant as any romance novel, there's heartbreak in the failed dreams of the homesteaders, a pang of destiny in the arbitrary way railroad towns were thrown into existence, and inspiration in the heroism of people who've fashioned lives for themselves by cobbling together homes from the ruined houses of those who couldn't make it. Through it all, Raban's voice examines and honors the vast open expanses of land and pays homage to the histories of families who eked out an existence
Surveillance by
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27 editions published between 2006 and 2009 in English and French and held by 1,119 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In a post-9/11 America that has become obsessed with security and intelligence gathering, Lucy Bengstrom struggles as a freelance journalist until she is assigned to profile August Vanags, a retired professor turned best-selling author
27 editions published between 2006 and 2009 in English and French and held by 1,119 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In a post-9/11 America that has become obsessed with security and intelligence gathering, Lucy Bengstrom struggles as a freelance journalist until she is assigned to profile August Vanags, a retired professor turned best-selling author
Waxwings by
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26 editions published between 2003 and 2015 in English and French and held by 1,100 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A novel set in Seattle at the turn of the millennium follows two immigrants as they struggle to achieve the American dream in the midst of terrorism, economic fireworks, and unrest in the streets
26 editions published between 2003 and 2015 in English and French and held by 1,100 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A novel set in Seattle at the turn of the millennium follows two immigrants as they struggle to achieve the American dream in the midst of terrorism, economic fireworks, and unrest in the streets
Foreign land : a novel by
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35 editions published between 1985 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 874 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
George Grey is a failed husband, failed father, failed son. His one accomplishment, a rusty command of navigation learned during the Second World War. At sixty he returns to England, after forty years abroad, to find an England that has become a foreign land. He buys a boat and plans a journey of discovery. Navigating himself, actively and imaginatively, through his life, George finds himself embarked on an epic voyage through England in the 1980s and through his own troubled past. --Book jacket
35 editions published between 1985 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 874 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
George Grey is a failed husband, failed father, failed son. His one accomplishment, a rusty command of navigation learned during the Second World War. At sixty he returns to England, after forty years abroad, to find an England that has become a foreign land. He buys a boat and plans a journey of discovery. Navigating himself, actively and imaginatively, through his life, George finds himself embarked on an epic voyage through England in the 1980s and through his own troubled past. --Book jacket
The technique of modern fiction : essays in practical criticism by
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46 editions published between 1968 and 1988 in 3 languages and held by 813 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
46 editions published between 1968 and 1988 in 3 languages and held by 813 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Soft city by
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53 editions published between 1974 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 714 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Raban's documentary portrait of metropolitan life written as part thesis, part reportage and part autobiography
53 editions published between 1974 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 714 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Raban's documentary portrait of metropolitan life written as part thesis, part reportage and part autobiography
The Oxford book of the sea(
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18 editions published between 1992 and 2001 in English and held by 706 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Jonathan Raban brings a special awareness and knowledge to his role as editor; in the words of Colin Thubron, 'nobody of his generation writes more subtly or imaginatively on travel'. Raban's introduction constitutes an important essay on the meaning of the sea in literature, and the pieces he has chosen display the exhilarating richness of writing in the tradition. Alongside extracts from the acknowledged marine masterpieces are many unexpected delights: Emily Dickinson's affirmative poem 'Exaltation is the Going'; a meditation on a seaside holiday by Larkin; Jane Austen's tart satirizing of Byron's Romanticized sea; Thoreau's contemplation of monsters and lost anchors off Cape Cod; Willard Bascom's brilliantly observed description of breaking waves. As richly varied and enthralling as the sea itself, this sparkling collection spans the centuries from AD 900 to 1990 and forms a unique and important body of writing to delight in and admire
18 editions published between 1992 and 2001 in English and held by 706 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Jonathan Raban brings a special awareness and knowledge to his role as editor; in the words of Colin Thubron, 'nobody of his generation writes more subtly or imaginatively on travel'. Raban's introduction constitutes an important essay on the meaning of the sea in literature, and the pieces he has chosen display the exhilarating richness of writing in the tradition. Alongside extracts from the acknowledged marine masterpieces are many unexpected delights: Emily Dickinson's affirmative poem 'Exaltation is the Going'; a meditation on a seaside holiday by Larkin; Jane Austen's tart satirizing of Byron's Romanticized sea; Thoreau's contemplation of monsters and lost anchors off Cape Cod; Willard Bascom's brilliantly observed description of breaking waves. As richly varied and enthralling as the sea itself, this sparkling collection spans the centuries from AD 900 to 1990 and forms a unique and important body of writing to delight in and admire
Mark Twain : Huckleberry Finn by
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24 editions published between 1968 and 1979 in 3 languages and held by 371 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
American writer Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), better known as Mark Twain, wrote "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" in 1884. This site provides a biographical sketch of Clemens, as well as access to the full text of "Huckleberry Finn."
24 editions published between 1968 and 1979 in 3 languages and held by 371 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
American writer Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), better known as Mark Twain, wrote "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" in 1884. This site provides a biographical sketch of Clemens, as well as access to the full text of "Huckleberry Finn."
Robert Lowell's poems; a selection by
Robert Lowell(
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19 editions published between 1974 and 1982 in English and held by 366 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This selection from the work of one of the most important poets of his generation offers a complete picture of his poetic output from Poems 1939-1949 to his later collections, History, For Lizzie and Harriet and The Dolphin. As Jonathan Raban says in his Introduction, 'Lowell challenges one to be as intelligent, as imaginatively quick, and as well read as he is himself'; Raban's penetrating and illuminating introduction and his extensive notes on the poems themselves are designed to help the reader to meet this challenge
19 editions published between 1974 and 1982 in English and held by 366 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This selection from the work of one of the most important poets of his generation offers a complete picture of his poetic output from Poems 1939-1949 to his later collections, History, For Lizzie and Harriet and The Dolphin. As Jonathan Raban says in his Introduction, 'Lowell challenges one to be as intelligent, as imaginatively quick, and as well read as he is himself'; Raban's penetrating and illuminating introduction and his extensive notes on the poems themselves are designed to help the reader to meet this challenge
The society of the poem by
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13 editions published in 1971 in English and held by 347 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
13 editions published in 1971 in English and held by 347 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Arabia through the looking glass by
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35 editions published between 1979 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 297 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Combines travel commentary and historical and cultural observation in a sweep look at the Arab states of the Middle East, describing social levels, landscapes, cities, attitudes, traditions, and rapid changes
35 editions published between 1979 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 297 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Combines travel commentary and historical and cultural observation in a sweep look at the Arab states of the Middle East, describing social levels, landscapes, cities, attitudes, traditions, and rapid changes
Passage to Juneau : a sea and its meanings by
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24 editions published between 1999 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 143 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Verslag van een bootreis langs de noordwestkust van Amerika met veel aandacht voor lokale geschiedenis en mythologie
24 editions published between 1999 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 143 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Verslag van een bootreis langs de noordwestkust van Amerika met veel aandacht voor lokale geschiedenis en mythologie
The Pacific Northwest landscape : a painted history(
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2 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 137 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"A continuous, robust, and evolving artistic view of the region is represented in the 140 paintings selected for this spectacular book. Never before gathered in a single place, Albert Beirstadt, Sydney Laurence, Emily Carr, Mark Tobey, Kenneth Callahan, George Tsutakawa, Richard Gilkey, Alden Mason, and Michael Brophy among many others, all take account of the water, sky, mountains, air, and light of the Pacific Northwest."--Page 4 of cover
2 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 137 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"A continuous, robust, and evolving artistic view of the region is represented in the 140 paintings selected for this spectacular book. Never before gathered in a single place, Albert Beirstadt, Sydney Laurence, Emily Carr, Mark Tobey, Kenneth Callahan, George Tsutakawa, Richard Gilkey, Alden Mason, and Michael Brophy among many others, all take account of the water, sky, mountains, air, and light of the Pacific Northwest."--Page 4 of cover
God, man, & Mrs Thatcher by
Jonathan Raban(
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5 editions published in 1989 in English and held by 130 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published in 1989 in English and held by 130 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The new Granta book of travel(
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3 editions published between 2011 and 2012 in English and held by 114 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Granta has long been known for the quality of its travel writing. The 1980s were the culmination of a golden age, when writers including Paul Theroux and Bruce Chatwin, James Hamilton-Paterson and James Fenton set out to document life in largely unfamiliar territory, bringing back tales of the beautiful, the extraordinary and the unexpected. By the mid 1990s, travel writing seemed to change, as a younger generation of writers that appeared in the magazine made journeys for more complex and often personal reasons. Decca Aitkenhead reported on sex tourism in Thailand, and Wendell Steavenson moved to Iraq as foreign correspondent. What all these pieces have in common is a sense of engagement with the places they describe, and a belief that whether we are in Birmingham or Belarus, there is always something new to be discovered
3 editions published between 2011 and 2012 in English and held by 114 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Granta has long been known for the quality of its travel writing. The 1980s were the culmination of a golden age, when writers including Paul Theroux and Bruce Chatwin, James Hamilton-Paterson and James Fenton set out to document life in largely unfamiliar territory, bringing back tales of the beautiful, the extraordinary and the unexpected. By the mid 1990s, travel writing seemed to change, as a younger generation of writers that appeared in the magazine made journeys for more complex and often personal reasons. Decca Aitkenhead reported on sex tourism in Thailand, and Wendell Steavenson moved to Iraq as foreign correspondent. What all these pieces have in common is a sense of engagement with the places they describe, and a belief that whether we are in Birmingham or Belarus, there is always something new to be discovered
Old Glory : an American voyage by
Jonathan Raban(
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24 editions published between 1981 and 2002 in 3 languages and held by 105 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Verslag van een bootreis langs de Mississippi
24 editions published between 1981 and 2002 in 3 languages and held by 105 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Verslag van een bootreis langs de Mississippi
Here there nowhere : paintings by
Michael Brophy(
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3 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and held by 91 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and held by 91 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Life on the Mississippi by
Mark Twain(
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3 editions published between 1991 and 2009 in English and held by 71 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Life on the Mississippi evokes the great river that Mark Twain knew as a boy and young man and the one he revisited as a mature and successful author. Written between the publication of his two greatest novels, Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, Twain<U+2019>s rich portrait of the Mississippi marks a distinctive transition in the life of the river and the nation, from the boom years preceding the Civil War to the sober times that followed it
3 editions published between 1991 and 2009 in English and held by 71 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Life on the Mississippi evokes the great river that Mark Twain knew as a boy and young man and the one he revisited as a mature and successful author. Written between the publication of his two greatest novels, Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, Twain<U+2019>s rich portrait of the Mississippi marks a distinctive transition in the life of the river and the nation, from the boom years preceding the Civil War to the sober times that followed it
Coasting by
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15 editions published between 1986 and 2003 in 4 languages and held by 69 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Coasting is half travel book, half autobiography, half novel (never mind the arithmetic) marvellously written and superbly constructed. The Author's intention was surely to sail through time and place, to chart the coastline of his own past, to take soundings of his future while bobbing around the edges of Britain
15 editions published between 1986 and 2003 in 4 languages and held by 69 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Coasting is half travel book, half autobiography, half novel (never mind the arithmetic) marvellously written and superbly constructed. The Author's intention was surely to sail through time and place, to chart the coastline of his own past, to take soundings of his future while bobbing around the edges of Britain
Hunting Mister Heartbreak : a discovery of America by
Jonathan Raban(
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18 editions published between 1967 and 2018 in 4 languages and held by 50 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Verslag van een reis door de Verenigde Staten op zoek naar de Amerikanen en naar hun manier van leven
18 editions published between 1967 and 2018 in 4 languages and held by 50 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Verslag van een reis door de Verenigde Staten op zoek naar de Amerikanen en naar hun manier van leven
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