New York Times: Footsteps from Ferrante's Naples to Hammetti's San Francisco, Literary Pilgrimages Around the World

Author(s): New York Times Staff

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Before Nick Carraway was drawn into Daisy and Gatsby's sparkling, champagne-fueled world in The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald vacationed in the French Riviera, where a small green lighthouse winked at ships on the horizon. Before the nameless lovers began their illicit affair in The Lover, Marguerite Duras embarked upon her own scandalous relationship amidst the urban streets of Saigon. And before readers were terrified by a tentacled dragon-man called Cthulhu, H.P. Lovecraft was enthralled by the Industrial Trust tower-- the 26-story skyscraper that makes up the skyline of Providence, Rhode Island.

Based on the popular New York Timestravel column, Footstepsis an anthology of literary pilgrimages, exploring the geographic muses behind some of history's greatest writers. From the "dangerous, dirty and seductive" streets of Naples, the setting for Elena Ferrante's famous Neapolitan novels, to the "stone arches, creaky oaken doors, and riverside paths" of Oxford, the backdrop for Alice's adventures in Wonderland, Footstepstakes a fresh approach to literary tourism, appealing to readers and travel enthusiasts alike.

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THE NEW YORK TIMES is a daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed internationally. Founded in 1851, the newspaper has won 119 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other newspaper. MONICA DRAKE is the editor of the Travel section at the New York Times.

General Fields

  • : 9780804189842
  • : Crown Publishing Group
  • : Crown Publishing Group
  • : 0.346
  • : May 2017
  • : 406mm X 143mm
  • : United States
  • : July 2017
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : New York Times Staff
  • : Paperback
  • : 1705
  • : English
  • : 808.8032
  • : 2016041783
  • : 304
  • : illustrations