Walk the Lines

From Iain Sinclair to Lauren Elkin and W. G. Sebald, the meditative stroll, based on the dérive or ‘drift,’ is a popular literary form in England. When one young writer considers his own stroll, he maneuvers through the form’s past, present and future.

Author: Will Wiles
Source: Aeon
Published: Apr 12, 2017
Length: 13 minutes (3,300 words)
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