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.
- ISBN10 1847493084
- ISBN13 9781847493088
- Publish Date 23 May 2013
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Alma Books Ltd
- Imprint Alma Classics
- Format Paperback
- Pages 160
- Language English