Tracks

De: Robyn Davidson

Narrado por: Katherine Littrell

Bloomsbury presents Tracks by Robyn Davidson, read by Katherine Littrell.

A revised, reissued fortieth anniversary edition of this prize-winning, bestselling account of one woman's solo journey across 1,700 miles of Australian Outback

'I experienced that sinking feeling you get when you know you have conned yourself into doing something difficult and there's no going back.' So begins Robyn Davidson's perilous journey across 1,700 miles of hostile Australian desert to the sea with only four camels and a dog for company.

Enduring sweltering heat, fending off poisonous snakes and lecherous men, chasing her camels when they get skittish and nursing them when they are injured, Davidson emerges as an extraordinarily courageous heroine driven by a love of Australia's landscape, an empathy for its indigenous people, and a willingness to cast away the trappings of her former identity. Tracks is the compelling, candid story of her odyssey of discovery and transformation.

WITH A NEW POSTSCRIPT BY THE AUTHOR.

Please note: This book was originally published in 1980 and contains language that some contemporary listeners may find offensive or disturbing. The language has not been changed for the audiobook version.©2023 Robyn Davidson (P)2023 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Reseñas de la Crítica

A strong, salty fresh book by an original and individual young woman ... This will rank among the best of the books of exploration and travel and, like them, is a record of self-discovery and self-proving

An absorbing record of human endeavour and courage, a vivid picture of an extraordinary country by a perceptive and sensitive observer, and the story of an inner journey, of "shedding burdens"

It gets to the heart of landscape and solitude and becomes a venture to the interior of more than one dimension as its author approaches the hinterland of her own thorny psyche

As eccentric, undisciplined, flashily brilliant and pig-headed as its author ... Ms Davidson is a born writer, her book deeply moving

Vivid and vivacious ... Davidson is as natural a writer as she is an adventurer

Puerile

I am planning a long trip to the outback in June so thought I would read this to get some insights. Maybe something along the lines of Into the Wild, which is of course a classic.

Puerile is the word that immediately comes to mind in terms of the writing style and story. There is no depth whatsoever... no inner struggle ... no nothing.

What particularly put me off was the author admitting that she allowed her camels to be castrated without anesthesia. She describes how they were forcefully tied down then had the testicles hacked off. WTF??????? How could anyone commit such a monstrous act?

I was so sickened by this that I returned the book because there is no way I want this author being paid.