{"product_id":"homeland-along-unknown-roads-9798994349908","title":"Homeland Along Unknown Roads","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Vincent M. Hu\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oves Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oves Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Essays \u0026amp; Travelogues\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHomeland Along Unknown Roads\u003c\/em\u003e is a work of \u003cstrong\u003epoetic travel writing\u003c\/strong\u003e and a contemplative \u003cstrong\u003ephilosophical travelogue\u003c\/strong\u003e that gathers the author's years of \u003cstrong\u003eworld wandering\u003c\/strong\u003e across continents, cultures, and inner landscapes. These essays move through mountains and oceans, great cities and quiet villages, museums, galleries, and the haunting presence of \u003cstrong\u003eruins and ancient civilizations\u003c\/strong\u003e. Each journey becomes a moment of encounter-with strangers, with art and history, with the natural world, and with the shifting idea of \"home.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom a childhood beside the Yangtze River to a life lived between continents, the author follows an instinct as old as humanity: the urge to be on the road, to seek distance, freedom, and renewal. Travel sharpens perception and expands the heart; it reveals the diversity of human traditions, values, and beliefs. Standing at unfamiliar crossroads, the traveler senses the labyrinth of possibilities behind every street corner and recognizes fragments of himself in the passing crowd.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgain and again, the author returns to \u003cstrong\u003enature and solitude\u003c\/strong\u003e-to mountains, plains, oceans, and star-filled skies that humble the self and restore a sense of belonging to the larger world. These moments reveal that home is not only a physical place but also a state of mind, a cultural memory, and a feeling of rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the most powerful encounters are the world's ruins: remnants of brilliance and warnings of fragility. They testify to human creativity, conflict, and resilience, and they call forth a deeper understanding of shared heritage and shared responsibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUltimately, this book is a meditation on home, memory, and the meaning of wandering. Every place touched by love becomes part of one's inner geography; every encounter becomes a thread in the tapestry of belonging. \u003cem\u003eHomeland Along Unknown Roads\u003c\/em\u003e invites readers to reflect on their own paths, their own longings, and the many ways a homeland can be discovered, lost, and rediscovered along the journey.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oves Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47570379964567,"sku":"9798994349908","price":1428.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798994349908.webp?v=1774881680","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/homeland-along-unknown-roads-9798994349908","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}