How has the East changed, and, above all, how has our relationship with the countries where the sun rises evolved? Emanuele Giordana attempts to narrate the discovery of Asia that took place in the 1970s by a large group of young Europeans who—whether in search of spirituality or simply for adventure—opened a path, on foot, that would later be traversed by mass air tourism. However, beyond tourism and the pleasure of travel, the West discovered Eastern spirituality, yoga, alternative Indian or Chinese medicine, previously ignored literature, and even a new way of dressing and eating. This narrative straddles the line between adolescent memories and their rediscovery as a journalist through the books Diario da Kabul (2010, O barra O), Viaggio all’Eden (2017, Laterza), and Sconfinate: storie di confini e terre di frontiera (2018, Rosemberg&Sellier).
