But the point that I am thinking about is that wonder and curiosity is or should be the essence of our lives. Hughes stole the title of my proposed next book. It is the continuously amusing, wise revelation of an American writer journeying around the often strange and always exciting world he loves. He meets and brings to life the famous and the humble, from Arthur Koestler to Emma, the Black Mammy of Moscow. His wanderlust leads him to Cuba, Haiti, Russia, Soviet Central Asia, Japan, Spain (during its Civil War), through dictatorships, wars, revolutions. In I Wonder as I Wander, Langston Hughes vividly recalls the most dramatic and intimate moments of his life in the turbulent 1930s. Foremost among the list of books is “ I Wonder as I Wander: An Autobiographical Journey: by Langston Hughes. Wow, now I have found a list of some interesting books. I will try again: “Novels beginning with the words ‘I wonder’.” “Google, how many great novels have started with the words: ‘I wonder’?” Well, I found “ Wonder” a great book about children who are different and Natalie Merchant’s beautiful song “ Wonder” about the same subject, but no list of great novels. I wonder how many great novels have started out with these two words: “I Wonder?” Ok, I am curious, so I will find out.
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