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  1. A journey around my room
    and, A nocturnal expedition around my room
    Published: 2017
    Publisher:  Alma Classics, Richmond, UK

    A journey around my room -- A nocturnal expedition around my room. 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... more

    Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Städelschule, Bibliothek
    Lit Maistre, X.d. 2017
    No loan of volumes, only paper copies will be sent

     

    A journey around my room -- A nocturnal expedition around my room. 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

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Contributor: Brown, Andrew (ÜbersetzerIn); De Botton, Alain (VerfasserIn eines Vorworts); Maistre, Xavier de
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9781847493088; 1847493084
    Edition: Reprinted
    Subjects: Maistre, Xavier de; Translations
    Other subjects: Maistre, Xavier de (1763-1852)
    Scope: xv, 143 Seiten, 20 cm
    Notes:

    This translation originally published: London: Hesperus, 2004

    Includes bibliographical references