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Flaubert in Egypt
A Sensibility on Tour A Narrative Drawn from Gustave Flaubert's Travel Notes & Letters
by Gustave Flaubert ; Francis Steegmuller
ISBN: 0140435824
ISBN-13: 9780140435825
Format: Paperback
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Summary
A classic of travel literature and a penetrating portrait of a sensibility on tour, FLAUBERT IN EGYPT captures the young writer's impressions during his 1849 voyages.
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'His most crafted and idiosyncratic book...Steegmuller's skill...results in one of those books which hovers on the edge of inventing a new genre." -- Julian Barnes
-- Independent (London)
"I can't think of a happier book to slip into a pocket in the VIP lounge than 'Flaubert in Egypt'-it will see us through at least one hijacking. For three reasons: Flaubert was a genius, genius is uncommon, and everything connected with it is interesting." -- Cyril Connolly
"[A] most engaging compilation, made, translated and edited with his habitual skill and quiet scholarship by the late Francis Steegmuller." -- John Sturrock
-- Times Literary Supplement
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Published date: 1996
Size: 5.25 x 8 inches
Weight: 0.35 pounds
Pages: 230
Publisher's Notes
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 voyage to the "Orient". Using diaries, letters, travel notes, and the evidence of Flaubert's traveling companion Maxime Du Camp, Francis Steegmuller reconstructs this formative journey - through the bazaars and brothels of Cairo, down the length of the Nile, to the fabled Red Sea.
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