The Half Known Life: In Search of Paradise
by Pico Iyer
'Immersive and profound...Iyer matches penetrating insights with some of the most transportive prose around. This further burnishes Iyer's reputation as one of the best.'
- Publishers weekly
' With keen observation and beautiful language, Iyer shows us the essential truths of places, people, and ideas.'
- Kirkus reviews
'Pico Iyer takes the reader from London to Santa Barbara, Jerusalem to Sri Lanka, Japan's Bridge of Heaven to Varanasi, exploring the insatiable human longing for paradise while acutely observing- with irony, wit, and empathy- the paradoxes inherent in actual experience.'
- New York times bestselling author Dr Elaine Pagels
' This book combines the wisdom of a lifelong traveler with the insights of a dazzling range of spiritual traditions, sparking our enthusiasm for more adventures: both around the world and inside the soul.'
- Pulitzer prize winner Benjamin Moser
'Pico Iyer has done the impossible with this book...This is a singular offering of magnetic story, deep thinking, truth telling, and spiritual refreshment for our tumultuous young century.'
- New York Times bestselling author Krista Tippett
