
Booked
A Traveler's Guide to Literary Locations Around the World
Richard Kreitner(Author)
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
Published on 30. May 2019
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-0-316-42087-7 (ISBN)
Description
A must-have for every fan of literature, Booked inspires readers to follow in their favorite characters footsteps by visiting the real-life locations portrayed in beloved novels including the Monroeville, Alabama courthouse in To Kill a Mockingbird, Chatsworth House, the inspiration for Pemberley in Pride and Prejudice, and the Kyoto Bridge from Memoirs of a Geisha. The full-color photographs throughout reveal the settings readers have imagined again and again in their favorite books.
Organized by regions all around the world, author Richard Kreitner explains the importance of each literary landmark including the connection to the author and novel, cultural significance, historical information, and little-known facts about the location. He also includes travel advice like addresses and must-see spots.
Booked features special sections on cities that inspired countless literary works like a round of locations in Brooklyn from Betty Smith's iconic A Tree Grows in Brooklyn to Jonathan Lethem's Motherless Brooklynand a look at the New Orleans of Tennessee Williams and Anne Rice.
Organized by regions all around the world, author Richard Kreitner explains the importance of each literary landmark including the connection to the author and novel, cultural significance, historical information, and little-known facts about the location. He also includes travel advice like addresses and must-see spots.
Booked features special sections on cities that inspired countless literary works like a round of locations in Brooklyn from Betty Smith's iconic A Tree Grows in Brooklyn to Jonathan Lethem's Motherless Brooklynand a look at the New Orleans of Tennessee Williams and Anne Rice.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
Illustrations
100 full-color photographs
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 184 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
815 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-316-42087-7 (9780316420877)
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E-Book
04/2019
Workman Publishing Company
€12.99
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Person
Richard Kreitner is a contributing writer at The Nation magazine. His work on politics, history, and literature has also appeared in Slate, The Baffler, and The Boston Globe. A lover of books and travel, he is the author of "The Obsessively-Detailed Map of American Literature's Most Epic Road Trip," featured in Atlas Obscura in 2015. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.