French Journey

Author: (USA) Henry James, Ma Yongbo, Ma Yongsheng
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This book is a French impression by one of history's greatest travel writers, Henry James. It takes you to a France of leisurely and elegant life, filled with connoisseurs. The author traveled to France in 1882 and journeyed from north to south, covering nearly forty years of places. His views on France were mixed, and he freely commented on these places with his own preferences and the style of a novelist. The spiritual essence James experienced while writing these travelogues, the "impressions" gained from observation, not only touched James' new insights into his individual life but also transcended personal psychology, pointing toward a profound understanding and realization of the human condition. Using the form of travel writing to explore the possibility of self-inquiry and to examine the humanistic significance of the deeds humans have created in their history can be considered a unique contribution of James as a writer.