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Dreaming of Jupiter
- Author
- Ted Simon
- Narrator
- Rupert Degas
- Publisher
- Naxos AudioBooks
- Publish Date
- 1 August 2018
- Run Time
- 16 hours 30 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Travel writing
What to expect
Critics Review
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Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award Narrator Rupert Degas is a fine mimic and voice actor. His inflection and tone remind the listener of the great English thespians. He performs accents expertly – from South American to Italian to Kiwi – and gives Simon’s sprawling audiobook texture and a sense of place. In 1974, the author took a motorbike trip around the world and wrote about it. He became famous for this epic ride; his return trip three decades later, when he was in his early 70s, is a tribute to his pluck and tenacity. Adventures abound. Both bike and man suffer injuries and indignities; he breaks his leg and collarbone. The motorbike has to be rehabilitated at various points along the way. Both man and machine persevere and prevail.
A.D.M., AudioFile
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Details
- Author
- Ted Simon
- Narrator
- Rupert Degas
- Duration
- 16 hours 30 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 August 2018
- ISBN
- 9781781981870
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Naxos AudioBooks
- Genre
- Travel writing
Synopsis
When Ted Simon rode 64,000 miles round the world on his 500c Triumph Tiger, he inspired thousands of motorcyclists to begin their own adventures, including Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman, who chronicled their travels in Long Way Round. Nearly 30 years later, Ted Simon took to the road again to retrace the epic journey he made in his 40s. He meets up with old friends and acquaintances, revisits old landmarks and locations, and rediscovers himself, as well as the world, along the way. Dreaming of Jupiter is a remarkable achievement and a fitting sequel to Jupiter’s Travels, the groundbreaking classic of motorcycle adventure.
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