Literary Journeys: Mapping Fictional Travels Across The World Of Literature

Literary Journeys will take you on the most important journeys in literature, over eight centuries and across over 30 countries.

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From Chaucer’s toCervante’s , the journey has long beenan archetypal story. The genre’s inherent escapism is theperfect vehicle for fuelling dreams of being outlaws andromantics, for taking us outside of our own lives and acrossthe world. From the comforts and confines of our homes, thisbook brings to life some of the most significant, exciting,dangerous, tragic and uplifting journeys ever writtenabout.

Entries included are “written by morethan fifty contributors and critics, who share with thereader insights about their chosen novel that have enrichedtheir reading”. willtake you on the most important journeys in literature, overeight centuries and across over 30 countries. John McMurtrie is an editor forMcSweeney’s Publishing.



He was the books editor of the from 2008 to 2019. Hiswriting has appeared in , , and Literary Hub. He lives in the SanFrancisco Bay Area.

Hardie Grant Books | 29 October2024 | Hardback | RRP AU$36.99NZ$41.99.