so-soSeabrook‘s 1929 impressionistic travelogue of Haiti is enthusiastic, conversational, and never dry. He was an adventurer with a childlike excitement & curiosity who intensely wanted to connect & understand people different from himself, to learn abt unfamiliar cultures & represent them honestly. He may not have succeeded, but he tried.
Shmemilina Have you read The Abominable Mr. Seabrook? I randomly picked it up a few years ago without having read any Seabrook, but I thought it was a cool take on his life (in graphic form).![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
Abominable Mr. Seabrook 3y
Abominable Mr. SeabrookMichael_Gee @Shmemilina YES YES YES! I loved it so much, actually. I read a Seabrook short story and his bio was obviously fascinating so I looked up his name and found that biography. This edition of Magic Island has all these intros and afterwards but it seems obvious that Ollman is the only one who has an understanding of Seabrook‘s life and work. I recently read Worthington‘s memoir of her time with him, too (Spurl has a beautiful republished edition)The Strange World of Willie Seabrook 3y
The Strange World of Willie SeabrookShmemilina Adding it to the TBR! It‘s nice to meet a kindred spirit lol 3y
Michael_Gee @Shmemilina Same!! 😁 3y
