A Journey Around My Room

There is a 4 page foreword by alain de botton and a 7 page introduction by the translator andrew brown.

A journey around my room. Tue 4 jun 2013 10 29 edt first published on tue 4 jun 2013 10 29 edt. A journey around my room is 69 pages and a nocturnal expedition around my room 62 pages. A journey around my room by xavier de maistre review a witty response to being confined in your room nicholas lezard. A journey round my room by xavier de maistre translated by henry atwell.

There is a 4 page foreword by alain de botton and a 7 page introduction by the translator andrew brown. My three star rating might be a little harsh because it s a combined rating for both stories in the book. The first part a journey around my room was wonderful. Alain de botton concentrates on the journey aspect noting that in familiar places we have become habituated and therefore blind.

Alain de botton concentrates on the journey aspect noting that in familiar places we have become habituated and therefore blind. A true evaluation would be four stars for the first story in the collection and two stars for the second. A journey around my room is 69 pages and a nocturnal expedition around my room 62 pages. A journey round my room by maistre xavier de 1763 1852.