10 Books to Read While Travelling

10 Books to Read While Travelling

Travelling provides a unique opportunity for reading in scenic locales. Here is a list of 10 books to read while travelling.

The Fifth Mountain

The Fifth Mountain

This book is Coelho’s interpretation of the Biblical story of Elijah, and his struggles with spirituality.

The Travelling Cat Chronicles

The Travelling Cat Chronicles

Satoru, and his cat Nana, travel through Japan, through its changing seasons and shifting landscapes, in this heartbreaking yet heartwarming novel.

Snow Country

Snow Country

This quiet, lyrical piece follows a man as he journeys to the one of the coldest snowscapes in the world.

The Prophet

The Prophet

In this book, a parting prophet leaves his villagers with pearls of wisdom about a host of topics such as beauty, love, joy, children, work, leisure, food, clothing, home and more.

Letters to a Young Poet

Letters to a Young Poet

This is a compendium of letters that the great German poet Rilke wrote to a young student at an army academy on the verge of a decision.

Letters to a Young Poet

Letters to a Young Poet

This is an extension of Tagore’s “Glimpses of Bengal”. It’s essentially the bulk of Tagore’s correspondence with his niece Indira Debi.

A Wild Sheep Chase

A Wild Sheep Chase

A lot of Murakami’s books involve a search for something lost – and in this case it is a sheep.

Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair

Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair

Poetry is probably the best genre to read while travelling. This is because you don’t have to keep up with a plot.

The Book of Disquiet

The Book of Disquiet

This is a collection of fragments of writing by the immensely philosophical Portuguese poet Pessoa.

Burning Patience

Burning Patience

In this heart-warming Caribbean dictional story based on the life of Pablo Neruda, the Chilean poet is exiled from his homeland.