44 Travels with Herodotus, Ryszard Kapuściński
Written by a Polish journalist this is a book in two strands. In one he reviews some of his past assignments, in the other he reviews his reading and relationship to Herodotus and his Histories. His interpretation of Herodotus was fascinating. He examines technique and proposes that Herodotus should be known as the first journalist and The Histories is the first piece of reportage.
I must re-read Herodotus. #books@bookstodon
Sounds interesting! I read Herodotus a couple of years ago for the first time because of his reputation as the first historian. It's fascinating how he reflected on his own writing, e.g. how he decided which stories he thought true (only first hand experiences). This felt very modern, despite it being written almost 2500 years ago.