{"product_id":"en-route-a-journey-round-france-in-the-company-of-great-writers-9780861548903","title":"En Route: A Journey Round France in the Company of Great Writers","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeter Fiennes travels France in the footsteps of its greatest writers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the coast of Normandy to the Côte d’Azur, along the banks of the Seine to the Alps – the ultimate literary tour of France.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTravelling in a loop around France, from Le Havre to Paris, Peter Fiennes explores France’s sense of its own people, place and identity through some of its greatest writers and artists. Moving between the centuries, from the Arthurian forests and Neolithic fields of Brittany to the banlieues of Paris, Fiennes follows the threads of history across France. And wonders what is next for this sublime, mysterious and sometimes fractious country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFiennes drinks with Sartre and de Beauvoir in the bars of Rouen and Le Havre; follows Edith Wharton’s ‘Motor-Flight’ along the Loire Valley to the home of George Sand; and explores the beaches of the south with Colette and Katherine Mansfield. He lingers in Bordeaux with François Mauriac, canvasses the foothills of the Alps with John Berger and follows Colette to the trenches at Verdun, before finally heading to Paris, where he consigns Maupassant to an asylum and Sartre to his grave.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA paean to the glories of French literature, art, landscape, food and wine, En Route is a heartfelt exploration of where the country finds itself after so many centuries at the centre of European life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780861548903\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Oneworld Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 21.6(H)x13.5(L)x3.2(W)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003ePeter Fiennes is the author of the critically acclaimed A Thing of Beauty and Footnotes. As a publisher for Time Out, he nurtured a lifelong obsession with old guidebooks, creating award-winning city guides, walking books and titles about Britain’s countryside and seaside. He lives in south London and has travelled around France all his life.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Peter Fiennes's brisk literary travelogue is witty and packed with gossip; it \u003cstrong\u003emoves at the speed of a TGV, with the elegance of a Citroën DS\u003c\/strong\u003e.' —Sebastian Faulks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eOne of the most entertaining books published this summer\u003c\/strong\u003e.' —\u003cem\u003eThe Herald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A journey around France in the company of the great writers who have loved, quarrelled, soared and come to rest there. \u003cstrong\u003eBy turns playful and profound, \u003cem\u003eEn Route\u003c\/em\u003e is a tour de force\u003c\/strong\u003e.’ —Christopher de Bellaigue, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Lion House\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'What bliss to travel France in the company of such great writers – including Peter Fiennes, \u003cstrong\u003ethe wittiest companion anyone could hope for\u003c\/strong\u003e.' —Alex von Tunzelmann, author of \u003cem\u003eFallen Idols\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A fascinating tour de France through the eyes of its some its finest writers – \u003cstrong\u003erich, enlightening and compelling\u003c\/strong\u003e.' —Felicity Cloake, author of \u003cem\u003eOne More Croissant for the Road\u003c\/em\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eFascinating, funny and elegiac. This personal, affectionate yet irreverent tour of France in the footsteps of some of its greatest writers is sheer bliss\u003c\/strong\u003e. I’m still haunted by Sartre’s lobster, Maupassant’s syphilitic madness and Colette’s daring in \"tickling the libido\" of Paris.' —Sofka Zinovieff, author of \u003cem\u003eEurydice Street\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cem\u003eEn Route\u003c\/em\u003e by Peter Fiennes is \u003cstrong\u003ea masterful exploration of the lives of a dozen writers \u003c\/strong\u003eranging from Simone de Beauvoir and Edith Wharton to Jean Paul Sartre and Guy de Maupassant as the author follows their literary trajectories through France. \u003cstrong\u003eFiennes seamlessly blends literary criticism with his own personal story\u003c\/strong\u003e as he meditates on art, literature, the changing landscapes of France and the formative power of place.' —Joanna Pocock, author of \u003cem\u003eSurrender\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"Peter Fiennes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49180368765145,"sku":"9780861548903","price":39.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9780861548903.jpg?v=1788354495","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/en-route-a-journey-round-france-in-the-company-of-great-writers-9780861548903","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}