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Jan Golembiewski in conversation with Jo Riccioni
8th May '19 @ Berkelouw Mona Vale


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Join us and Jan Golembiewski in conversation with Jo Riccioni. Jan will be discussing his thrilling travel memoir Magic.

‘I couldn’t put it down’ —Sofie Laguna

This is a true story…

A young man heads off on a journey to find out if magic still exists in the world, to know its wonder, and to see if it might save him when his own life is unexpectedly at stake.

Instead of retreating after being deported from Mexico, or beaten up in Guatemala, he travels to the Caribbean where he meets a Rastafarian Don Juan who teaches him about the ‘natural mystic;’ a magical tradition that had travelled to the Caribbean centuries earlier with the slavery trade. Fate further propels his travels through the Americas and Europe to locate the source of this esoteric knowledge in Mother Africa, where his emerging mastery of mysticism is tested by the Sahara desert. He is imprisoned in Nigeria, and tortured, and then sold as a slave.

Magic is the story of an incredible journey, both physical and spiritual, that reverberates with literary voice and authenticity: the uniqueness of lived adventure and of a passionate heart and vision. Upon closing the last page of this book, we ache for the innocence to lose our way and travel deeper, to rediscover the savage but delicious nature of the miraculous in our own lives.

About Jan Golembiewski 

Jan Golembiewski grew up in suburban Canberra and in the jungles of Papua New Guinea. He has a PhD in psychological aspects of architecture, and he runs his own architectural practice specialising in psychological aspects of design. Jan lives in Sydney with his wife, the novelist Bem Le Hunte and their children (Taliesin, Rishi and Kashi) and a revolving collection of friends.

Where: 12-14 Park Street, Mona Vale, 2103, Sydney, AU
When: Wed, 8th May
Time: 6:30 AM to 8:00 PM

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Magic
Golembiewski Jan
9781925760071

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