What is this novel about a man traveling to a distant society?
December 21, 2017 5:43 PM Subscribe
What is the title of this novel I thought looked interesting when I saw it in a bookstore a few months ago? A man travels to a distant and very foreign place - maybe to study the culture or maybe to help or educate the people. I feel like the title was along the lines of The [Something] World or All the [Something] Things, where [Something] is a word or phrase with positive connotations.
The description on the book made it sound as if the place he was going might actually be on another planet. But I may have read something into it that wasn't intended. I think he stays there for a fairly long time and becomes immersed in the culture, having unexpected experiences, changing his world view, maybe falling in love with someone there. He leaves behind a wife or girlfriend back where he came from. In the opening scene, she is driving him to the airport. (In London?) One of them would like to stop at a hotel for goodbye sex but the other one is thinking about something else entirely.
The description on the book made it sound as if the place he was going might actually be on another planet. But I may have read something into it that wasn't intended. I think he stays there for a fairly long time and becomes immersed in the culture, having unexpected experiences, changing his world view, maybe falling in love with someone there. He leaves behind a wife or girlfriend back where he came from. In the opening scene, she is driving him to the airport. (In London?) One of them would like to stop at a hotel for goodbye sex but the other one is thinking about something else entirely.
Response by poster: Yes! That's definitely it. Thank you!
posted by Redstart at 5:49 PM on December 21, 2017
posted by Redstart at 5:49 PM on December 21, 2017
Response by poster: I wonder if getting the right answer in two minutes is some kind of record?
posted by Redstart at 5:51 PM on December 21, 2017
posted by Redstart at 5:51 PM on December 21, 2017
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(It’s a really good book.)
posted by something something at 5:45 PM on December 21, 2017 [5 favorites]