The Man Within My Head (Hardcover) by Pico Iyer

from brianjungwi

Pico Iyer's 'The Man Within My Head,' is brilliant. Iyer explores the character of Graham Greene (both the moral character and the created mythos surrounding him as well) and how Greene's sense of longing, and perhaps ennui, relates directly to Iyer's life. Interspersed throughout are episodes fr...

from JerryColonna

Pico Iyer's writing soothes me. The fluidity, the depth of his sentences are among the best constructed I've ever encountered. And, of course, I share his passion for travel, for depth, for seeking answers to the larger questions. But in this exploration of the profound effect Graham Greene has h...

from TimBazzett

THE MAN WITHIN MY HEAD is the first book I've read by Pico Iyer, although I have been aware of his work for years, having run across his books in the travel section of stores. I learned of this book through an excerpt from it that ran in The New Yorker. It picqued my interest enough to order the ...

from brianjungwi

Pico Iyer's 'The Man Within My Head,' is brilliant. Iyer explores the character of Graham Greene (both the moral character and the created mythos surrounding him as well) and how Greene's sense of longing, and perhaps ennui, relates directly to Iyer's life. Interspersed throughout are episodes fr...

from JerryColonna

Pico Iyer's writing soothes me. The fluidity, the depth of his sentences are among the best constructed I've ever encountered. And, of course, I share his passion for travel, for depth, for seeking answers to the larger questions. But in this exploration of the profound effect Graham Greene has h...