Quote by Jonathan Raban

Life, as the most ancient of all metaphors insists, is a journey; and the travel book, in its deceptive simulation of the journey's fits and starts, rehearses life's own fragmentation. More even than the novel, it embraces the contingency of things.

Life, as the most ancient of all metaphors insists, is a jou

Summary

This quote suggests that life can be understood as a journey with its own ups and downs. The comparison is made between life and a travel book, highlighting how the unpredictable nature of a journey is reflected in the fragmented structure of such books. The quote also implies that travel books, like life, embrace the uncertainty and unpredictability of experiences and events, even more so than novels.

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By Jonathan Raban

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