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The New York Times: Footsteps
New York Times
其他書名
From Ferrante's Naples to Hammett's San Francisco, Literary Pilgrimages Around the World
出版
Crown
, 2017-05-09
主題
Travel / Essays & Travelogues
Literary Collections / Essays
Travel / Special Interest / General
ISBN
0804189854
9780804189859
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=BoRnDQAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
EBook
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註釋
A curated collection of the
New York Times
' travel column, "Footsteps," exploring iconic authors' relationships to landmarks and cities around the world
Before Nick Carraway was drawn into Daisy and Gatsby’s sparkling, champagne-fueled world in
The Great Gatsby
, F. Scott Fitzgerald vacationed in the French Riviera, where a small green lighthouse winked at ships on the horizon. Before the nameless lovers began their illicit affair in
The Lover
, Marguerite Duras embarked upon her own scandalous relationship amidst the urban streets of Saigon. And before readers were terrified by a tentacled dragon-man called Cthulhu, H.P. Lovecraft was enthralled by the Industrial Trust tower-- the 26-story skyscraper that makes up the skyline of Providence, Rhode Island.
Based on the popular
New York Times
travel column,
Footsteps
is an anthology of literary pilgrimages, exploring the geographic muses behind some of history's greatest writers. From the "dangerous, dirty and seductive" streets of Naples, the setting for Elena Ferrante's famous Neapolitan novels, to the "stone arches, creaky oaken doors, and riverside paths" of Oxford, the backdrop for Alice's adventures in Wonderland,
Footsteps
takes a fresh approach to literary tourism, appealing to readers and travel enthusiasts alike.