Nerval, Gerard De

Journey to the Orient

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ISBN 13:
9780988202603
author:
Nerval, Gerard De
format:
Paperback / softback
publisher:
Antipodes Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2012
Pages:
482
Dimensions:
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 centimeters (0
Genre:
Travel, Essays & Travelogues, Travel,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 5 working days
£18.96

Description

Gérard de Nerval's Journey to the Orient is a travelogue that becomes a quest for the unknown. In 1843, the author embarked on a journey to Cairo, Beirut, and Constantinople, seeking answers to the mysteries of the East. Through his retelling of legends and encounters with local cultures, Nerval's narrator presents an account that is both personal and philosophical. The boundaries between fact and fiction blur as he grapples with the enigmatic Orient, which remains elusive despite his efforts to grasp it. At its core, Journey to the Orient is a story about the artist's search for the ideal, poignantly dramatized in the tales of the Queen of Sheba and the Caliph Hakim.

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