What happens when complex cities meet curious minds? Starting with this simple question, Curiocities explores the work of 10 personalities whose careers have taken them places and introduced them to diverse peoples and practices. Whether through their work in fields like diplomacy, research and media or through their creative projects as novelists, travel writers and photographers, they show compellingly how sparks fly when complex cities meet curious minds. For all 10 individuals, it is their sense of curiosity and their willingness to embrace the complexities of peoples, places and practices that have helped them not only survive but thrive. All 10 have the added edge of recording their experiences in writing as, to quote renowned travel writer Pico Iyer, "a way to wake oneself up and keep as alive as when one has just fallen in love".
Author(s): Chong Jin Chua
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 206
City: Singapore
Curiocities Where Complex Cities Meet Curious Minds
Half Title Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
About the Team
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction To All The Cities I Love
Chapter 1: When Love Beckons
Chapter 2: Think Global, Stay Global
Chapter 3: Inherent Diversity
Chapter 4: Diverse Experiences
Chapter 5: Inquisitive & Versatile
Chapter 6: Citizen of the World
Chapter 7: Inner Voice
Chapter 8: Drive & Curiosity
Chapter 9: Draw of Cities
Chapter 10: Hearing Stories, Making Friends
