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Armchair travel may seem like an oxymoron. Doesn't travel require us to leave the house? No passport, no currency, no security screening required - the luxury of armchair travel is accessible to us all. In this book, the author celebrates this convenient, magical means of transport in all its many forms.

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"Bernd Stiegler introduces us to a history of travelogues, all written by trailblazers who measure the span of their adventures by the number of paces between the fireside armchair and the window casement. Stiegler shows the degree to which the room of the writer has become a microcosm, already stocked with enough exotic detail to place itself at the infinite disposal of our curiosity. The book suggests that, no matter how far any wandering sightseer might travel, what really embarks upon the trek is our imagination." -Christian Bok, author of Euonia"

Traveling in Place

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    A Hardback by Bernd Stiegler, Peter Filkins

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      Publisher University of Chicago Press
      Published 11/26/2013 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780226774671
      978-0226774671
      ISBN-10 0226774678
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      Literary studies: general Travel writing

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Armchair travel may seem like an oxymoron. Doesn't travel require us to leave the house? No passport, no currency, no security screening required - the luxury of armchair travel is accessible to us all. In this book, the author celebrates this convenient, magical means of transport in all its many forms.

      Trade Review
      "Bernd Stiegler introduces us to a history of travelogues, all written by trailblazers who measure the span of their adventures by the number of paces between the fireside armchair and the window casement. Stiegler shows the degree to which the room of the writer has become a microcosm, already stocked with enough exotic detail to place itself at the infinite disposal of our curiosity. The book suggests that, no matter how far any wandering sightseer might travel, what really embarks upon the trek is our imagination." -Christian Bok, author of Euonia"

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