Travel in your own room

Author: (French) Samiel de Mestre
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: After 210 years, a Chinese version has finally been released! Among all living beings on the surface of the Earth, none who read this book would not long for this brand-new way of travel. In 1790, the author was sentenced to 42 days of house arrest due to a duel and wrote this book as a pastime during that period. Upon its publication in 1795, it became a bestseller, drawing immense attention and resonance, pioneering this alternative form of travelogue and ranking as one of the classics in 19th-century French literature. A young French noble officer was confined to his home for 42 days due to a duel. Military orders and walls may restrict physical movement, but they cannot hinder the journey of the mind. Within his room, his gaze and thoughts moved freely, exploring a wide range of fields—literature, art, philosophy, medicine, the meaning of life, and more. This originally gloomy confinement transformed into a lively, vibrant, colorful, and philosophically rich reverie. After 210 years, a Chinese version has finally been released! Among all living beings on the surface of the Earth, none who read this book would not long for this brand-new way of travel. In 1790, the author was sentenced to 42 days of house arrest due to a duel and wrote this book as a pastime during that period. Upon its publication in 1795, it became a bestseller, drawing immense attention and resonance, pioneering this alternative form of travelogue and ranking as one of the classics in 19th-century French literature. A young French noble officer was confined to his home for 42 days due to a duel. Military orders and walls may restrict physical movement, but they cannot hinder the journey of the mind. Within his room, his gaze and thoughts moved freely, exploring a wide range of fields—literature, art, philosophy, medicine, the meaning of life, and more. This originally gloomy confinement transformed into a lively, vibrant, colorful, and philosophically rich reverie.