Helpful Score: 1
The author bounces back and forth between his travels and musing about Herodotus' Histories. His early travels are amusing, as he would fly into a country with no contacts, not speaking the native language (or English, at first), and letting the airport/government employees worry about what to do with him. As a Polish journalist in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, (he died in 2007), he seemed to have a lot of time while travelling to read philosophy.
As for the 50% of the book when he writes about Herodotus, that was less interesting. Reviewers on Amazon (and I'm sure those of you who followed Polish journalism in the last 50 years) wonder why in all his previous writing he never mentioned Herodotus, yet now claims that Herodotus is his guiding light. I suppose he just has a flexible mind.
As for the 50% of the book when he writes about Herodotus, that was less interesting. Reviewers on Amazon (and I'm sure those of you who followed Polish journalism in the last 50 years) wonder why in all his previous writing he never mentioned Herodotus, yet now claims that Herodotus is his guiding light. I suppose he just has a flexible mind.
