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A Journey Around My Room
Paperback
Main Details
Title |
A Journey Around My Room
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Xavier De Maistre
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Translated by Andrew Brown
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback | Pages:300 | Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 127 |
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Category/Genre | Classic fiction (pre c 1945) |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781847493088
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Classifications | Dewey:843.6 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Alma Books Ltd
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Imprint |
Alma Classics
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Publication Date |
23 May 2013 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Finding himself locked in his room for six weeks, a young officer uses his imagination to travel around his room, using the various objects it contains as inspiration for a delightful parody of contemporary travel-writing and exercise in Sternean picaresque, and humorously demonstrating what one can explore without having to travel to exotic locations. Contains a foreword by Alain de Botton
Author Biography
Xavier de Maistre (1763 - 1852) was an aristocrat and army officer and is best known for his novel A Journey around my Room which he wrote while under arrest for having participated in a duel.
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