Flaubert in Egypt - A Sensibility on Tour (Paperback, New ed)

When Gustave Flaubert travelled with a friend in Egypt in 1849, he had already become a writer and 'yearned for the East'. He vividly records his rapture on seeing the desert, mosques, pyramids and the sphinx, but is most excited by cities and the people he meets who range from sheikhs to whores, jugglers, snake charmers and acrobats. A lively and entertaining account, which provides much insight into the author's characters. (Kirkus UK)

At once a classic of travel literature and a penetrating portrait of a “sensibility on tour,” Flaubert in Egypt wonderfully captures the young writer’s impressions during his 1849 voyages. Using diaries, letters, travel notes, and the evidence of Flaubert’s traveling companion, Maxime Du Camp, Francis Steegmuller reconstructs his journey through the bazaars and brothels of Cairo and down the Nile to the Red Sea.

General

Imprint:	Penguin Classics
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 1996
First published:	March 1996
Authors:	Gustave Flaubert
Introduction by:	Francis Steegmuller
Dimensions:	196 x 131 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	240
Edition:	New ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-14-043582-5
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	French
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > Classic travel writing Books > Travel > Travel writing > Classic travel writing
LSN:	0-14-043582-4
Barcode:	9780140435825

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