Finding himself locked in his room for six weeks, a young officer
journeys around his room in his imagination, using the various
objects it contains as inspiration for a delightful parody of
contemporary travel-writing and an exercise in Sternean picaresque,
and humorously demonstrating what one can explore without having
set off to exotic locations. Accompanied in this volume by its
equally superb sequel, ‘Nocturnal Expedition around my Room’,
in which a similar voyage is made at night several years later,
‘A Journey around My Room’ is a masterly and innovative piece
of writing, which was immensely popular in its time and would later
influence Victor Hugo and Marcel Proust, among others.
General
| Imprint: |
Alma Classics
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
May 2013 |
| First published: |
October 2013 |
| Authors: |
Xavier De Maistre
|
| Translators: |
Andrew Brown
|
| Foreword by: |
Alain De Botton
|
| Dimensions: |
198 x 128 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
256 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-84749-308-8 |
| Subtitles: |
French
|
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-84749-308-4 |
| Barcode: |
9781847493088 |
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