David Espey received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. Among his interests are modern British and American literature, the literature of travel, and creative non-fiction. His publications include articles on George Orwell, Paul Bowles, John McPhee, and American war and travel writing about Vietnam, as well as /Writing the Journey/ (Longman, 2004). He has been visiting Fulbright Professor at universities in Morocco, Turkey, and Japan.