Flaubert in Egypt

Informationen zum Autor Gustave Flaubert Klappentext Flaubert's unforgettable memoirs of travels abroad 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 voyages. Using diaries, letters, travel notes, and the evidence of Flaubert's traveling companion, Maxime Du Camp, Francis Steegmuller reconstructs his journey through the bazaars and brothels of Cairo and down the Nile to the Red Sea. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Zusammenfassung Describes the bazaars and brothels of Cairo and down the Nile to the Red Sea.

Product details

• Authors: Gustave Flaubert, Francis Steegmuller
• Assisted by: Francis Steegmuller (Editor), Francis Steegmuller (Introduction), Francis Steegmuller (Translation)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.03.1996
• EAN: 9780140435825
• ISBN: 978-0-14-043582-5
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Penguin Classics; Penguin Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; French, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, Egypt, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, TRAVEL / Middle East / Egypt, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Classic Travel Writing