Going Up Country: Travel Essays by Peace Corps Writers

by John Coyne (Editor)

Previously unpublished travel essays by Peace Corps workers chronicle journeys into such diverse regions as Ethiopia, Peru, the Caribbean, Kenya, and the Amazonian jungle.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction

256 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

John Coyne (born 1937) is an American writer. He is the author of more than twenty-five nonfiction and fiction books, including a number of horror novels, while his short stories have been collected in "best of" anthologies such as Modern Masters of Horror and The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror. A former Peace Corps Volunteer and a life-long lover of golf, Coyne has edited and written a number of books dealing with both subjects, the most recent two novels areThe Caddie Who Knew Ben Hogan and "The Caddie Who Played With Hickory".

Reviews

[Genie McFate]

About the Peace Corp.

[Mom · Rating 3 out of 5]

A collection of travel essays by former Peace Corps volunteers, many describing returns to their postings after 20 or more years. Stories describe villages and large cities in such diverse places as Micronesia, Senegal, Japan, Somalia, Hungary, Tanzania..... While the essays were of uneven quality and interest, I found a similarity in almost all: the writers are sensitive, kind, and empathetic. But beyond that, they are vastly different. Some of the stories are quite humorous, others nostalgic, others full of adventure and danger.