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10 expat books ripe for movie adaptations

5 Comments Posted by on February 21, 2012

Those who have been following this blog for some time are probably all too aware of my unhealthy preoccupation as to what constitutes an expat or travel book. Is it, as often seems the case when I browse the expat blogosphere, that expat books must occupy themselves with the oh-so-amusing hi-jinks of expat life? The [...]

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Channeling business guru Peter Senge for lessons on spiritual travel

Leave a Comment Posted by on January 30, 2012

The Displaced Nation has dedicated most of its January posts to the kind of heart-opening, life-changing pilgrimages that enlighten and renew the spirit. We’ve gathered tips from expat and travel experts on where to go and steps to take. We’ve spoken with a former expat in India and a woman who dreams of making acupuncture [...]

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CLASSIC DISPLACED WRITING: Dickens — A Christmas Carol

2 Comments Posted by on December 20, 2011

As no points are being handed out for originality (at least, I hope not) this particular edition of Classic Displaced Writing will be yuletide-themed and our text of choice is going to be Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. I know what a surprise, right? I am working on the assumption that I needn’t relay to you [...]

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CONTEMPORARY DISPLACED WRITING: Marías — The Man of Feeling

Leave a Comment Posted by on December 13, 2011

NOTE: Our review of Wendy Williams’ The Globalization of Love has been postponed until this Friday, December 16. In the meantime we’d like to share with you one of our favorite displaced writers, Javier Marías. At school, an English teacher told my class that good writing should be like a scalpel. Quite what he meant by [...]

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CLASSIC DISPLACED WRITING: Albert Schweitzer, early humanitarian & medic without borders

Leave a Comment Posted by on November 25, 2011

Fifty years ago, “Albert Schweitzer” was a household name. Nowadays it is hard to find anyone who knows who he is. But given our current theme of looking at those who’ve displaced themselves on behalf of humanitarian causes, today I would like to resurrect this great man for the purpose of honoring him with a [...]

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7 extraordinary women travelers with a passion to save souls

Leave a Comment Posted by on November 7, 2011

A week ago, I announced that The Displaced Nation will be dedicating the month of November to exploring the displaced lives of those who travel the world to do good works on behalf of those less fortunate. Blame it on the years I spent as an expat in England, but the whole time I was [...]

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All hail Sir Richard Branson, along with global nomads who delve into global misery — and welcome to November

18 Comments Posted by on November 1, 2011

The catalog for Heifer International has just landed in my mailbox, encouraging me to donate a sheep in honor of my nearest and dearest, to a family in need in Nepal, Romania, or Brazil. That family will in turn give away the sheep’s female offspring to other families in need, and so on — a [...]

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CONTEMPORARY DISPLACED WRITING: A tale of two countries — Joanne Harris

2 Comments Posted by on October 25, 2011

Given that Joanne Harris was born in her grandparents’ sweet shop and has a French mother, it is perhaps fitting that she is best known for her third novel, Chocolat. Fitting, yes — but, it seems, a little irritating as far as the author is concerned. Since Chocolat‘s 1999 publication and Oscar-nominated movie adaptation starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny [...]

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CLASSIC DISPLACED WRITING: Proust — The Way by Swann’s

1 Comment Posted by on October 18, 2011

There is a  discernible whiff of Frenchiness to the blog this month. Doubtless you can smell it too, it’s that heady scent of garlic, Gauloises and ennui. Like any true-blooded Englishman it has certainly got my nostrils flaring and my back up too, but don’t worry, I’ll contest it as best I can with pig-headed jingoism and outrageous displays [...]

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When a Julia Child-like curiosity about French cuisine leads to a displaced life — bienvenue au October theme

9 Comments Posted by on October 3, 2011

The first time I was introduced to the Slow Food movement was in the land of its birth, Italy. My husband and I were in Florence for the wedding of his niece, and we ended up befriending and dining out with a couple of the other guests: a Chinese-American brother and sister from California who [...]

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