Free Preview: Playmate of the Month June 1988 - Emily Arth
Around the World in Eighty Days is a book Emily Arth has read. And it's a book she has lived. OK, it took her more than 80 days to see the world, but she did it, nonetheless: Japan, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Mexico, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Saipan, France, Hungary, Switzerland, Haiti and Kenya are only some of the fantasy lands she has visited. The daughter of a man who has held jobs all over the world, Emily had ample opportunity to travel - and she grabbed every chance. She has explored places as disparate as Bali ("an island paradise"), Salzburg, Austria ("I went there for the music"), and Nairobi, Kenya ("It's so different, it's like everything in Out of Africa and more. It's one of my favorite places"). Globe-trotting has made Emily versatile, open-minded and eager to learn more about other cultures and other times. She reads constantly. But don't imagine it's all light-hearted fare. We encountered her at breakfast one morning during a visit to Chicago engrossed in Doctor Faustus by Thomas Mann. Also on her night table: The Idiot, by Dostoyevsky. "I'm on a classics binge," she admits. "I wouldn't call myself cerebral, really, but intellectual things do appeal to me." Who says beauty precludes brains? Occasionally, Emily's books clash with her treks. "I was reading James Clavell's novel 'Shogun' on the subway in Tokyo and the Japanese were very disapproving. They said that 'Shogun' should not be considered true Japanese history. I don't know whether or not a...
Unlock the Uncensored Gallery & Video