MONROE - A best-selling author in Switzerland, Diccon Bewes, will return to the Turner Hall of Monroe at 7 p.m. Thursday to give a presentation on his latest book, "Around Switzerland in 80 Maps," which was recently translated into English.
The pictorial book, first released in Switzerland a year ago, is a journey through time and space using maps as a guide. Each map, researched and found in both official archival and private collections, has been chosen for a particular reason, be that an important moment in Swiss history, an interesting aspect of Swiss life or because it's simply beautiful. Some of the maps have never been published before.
Bewes appeared at the Turner Hall of Monroe in June 2015 for a presentation about his book "Swiss Watching: Inside the Land of Milk and Money," which was published in June 2010 in London and went on to be a No. 1 bestseller in Switzerland and a Financial Times Book of the Year.
In September 2015 in Bern, Switzerland, Bewes met with the Turner Hall-sponsored Switzerland tour group and spoke about his book, "Slow Train to Switzerland," in which the author re-traced the first tour of Switzerland in the summer of 1863, conducted by Thomas Cook, founder of the well-known Cook's Tours.
Originally from Great Britain, Bewes worked as a travel journalist in London, and later became the manager of the Stauffacher English Bookshop in Bern. He is now a full-time writer, exploring bits of Switzerland of which most people have never heard. He occasionally appears as a guest on broadcast media, is a member of the SwissInfo Public Council and is a recent Swiss citizen.
Copies of "Around Switzerland in 80 Maps" will be available for purchase and signing. Bewes' appearance is being co-sponsored by the Swiss Heritage Series of the Turner Hall of Monroe and the Swiss Center of North America in New Glarus.
More information is available at www.TurnerHallof Monroe.org/80Maps.html.
The pictorial book, first released in Switzerland a year ago, is a journey through time and space using maps as a guide. Each map, researched and found in both official archival and private collections, has been chosen for a particular reason, be that an important moment in Swiss history, an interesting aspect of Swiss life or because it's simply beautiful. Some of the maps have never been published before.
Bewes appeared at the Turner Hall of Monroe in June 2015 for a presentation about his book "Swiss Watching: Inside the Land of Milk and Money," which was published in June 2010 in London and went on to be a No. 1 bestseller in Switzerland and a Financial Times Book of the Year.
In September 2015 in Bern, Switzerland, Bewes met with the Turner Hall-sponsored Switzerland tour group and spoke about his book, "Slow Train to Switzerland," in which the author re-traced the first tour of Switzerland in the summer of 1863, conducted by Thomas Cook, founder of the well-known Cook's Tours.
Originally from Great Britain, Bewes worked as a travel journalist in London, and later became the manager of the Stauffacher English Bookshop in Bern. He is now a full-time writer, exploring bits of Switzerland of which most people have never heard. He occasionally appears as a guest on broadcast media, is a member of the SwissInfo Public Council and is a recent Swiss citizen.
Copies of "Around Switzerland in 80 Maps" will be available for purchase and signing. Bewes' appearance is being co-sponsored by the Swiss Heritage Series of the Turner Hall of Monroe and the Swiss Center of North America in New Glarus.
More information is available at www.TurnerHallof Monroe.org/80Maps.html.