Around The World In 80 Books

Author : David Damrosch
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141981504
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Around the World in 80 Books written by David Damrosch and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2021-11-04 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Restlessly curious, insightful, and quirky, David Damrosch is the perfect guide to a round-the-world adventure in reading' Stephen Greenblatt A transporting and illuminating voyage around the globe, told through eighty classic and modern books 'It is always a pleasure to talk about books with David Damrosch, who has read all of them, and he is so eloquent and understanding about them all' Orhan Pamuk Inspired by Jules Verne's hero Phileas Fogg, David Damrosch, chair of Harvard's Department of Comparative Literature and founder of Harvard's Institute for World Literature, set out to counter a pandemic's restrictions on travel by exploring eighty exceptional books from around the globe. Following a literary itinerary from London to Venice, Tehran and points beyond, and via authors from Woolf and Dante to Nobel prizewinners Orhan Pamuk, Wole Soyinka, Mo Yan and Olga Tokarczuk, he explores how these works have shaped our idea of the world, and the ways the world bleeds into literature. To chart the expansive landscape of world literature today, Damrosch explores how writers live in two very different worlds: the world of their personal experience, and the world of books that have enabled great writers to give shape and meaning to their lives. In his literary cartography, Damrosch includes compelling contemporary works as well as perennial classics, hard-bitten crime fiction as well as haunting works of fantasy, and the formative tales that introduce us as children to the world we're entering. Taken together, these eighty titles offer us fresh perspective on perennial problems, from the social consequences of epidemics to the rising inequality that Thomas More designed Utopia to combat and the patriarchal structures within and against which many of these books' heroines have to struggle, from the work of Murasaki Shikibu a millennium ago to that of Margaret Atwood today. Around the World in 80 Books is a global invitation to look beyond ourselves and our surroundings, and to see our world and its literature in new ways.

Author : Jules Verne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Around the World in Eighty Days written by Jules Verne and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Michael Palin
Publisher : Orion
ISBN 13 : 9780753823248
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Around the World in Eighty Days written by Michael Palin and published by Orion. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This boxset contains Palin's 5 terrific travel titles: AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, POLE TO POLE, FULL CIRCLE, HIMALAYA and SAHARA.

Author : Henry Russell
Publisher : CICO Books
ISBN 13 : 9781782496632
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Around the World in 80 Novels written by Henry Russell and published by CICO Books. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you're a regular globe-trotter or an armchair traveler, these 80 works conjure up the spirit of place for locations on every continent. Sometimes the setting of a novel is as important as the story—where would Dickens be without London, or Edith Wharton without New York? Who can read Tales of the City and not want to visit San Francisco, or enjoy Alexander McCall Smith’s No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency and not wonder whether perhaps Botswana should be on your bucket list? Covering every corner of the world, from North and South America to Europe, the Far East, Australia, Africa, and more, there are classics by famous authors, alongside works by new writers. Sometimes a native of the country is best able to convey its true nature, but then an outside observer can recreate the attraction of the unknown. Whether you have already decided on a destination and want to get a feel for the place, or you are just looking for ideas for your next getaway, Around the World in 80 Novels is full of inspirational reads that will fire your imagination and have you reaching for your suitcase.

Author : Clare Hibbert
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780712356930
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Around the World in 80 Maps written by Clare Hibbert and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-07 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David Damrosch
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593299892
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Around the World in 80 Books written by David Damrosch and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A transporting and illuminating voyage around the globe, through classic and modern literary works that are in conversation with one another and with the world around them *Featured in the Chicago Tribune's Great 2021 Fall Book Preview * One of Smithsonian Magazine's Ten Best Books About Travel of 2021* Inspired by Jules Verne’s hero Phileas Fogg, David Damrosch, chair of Harvard University’s department of comparative literature and founder of Harvard’s Institute for World Literature, set out to counter a pandemic’s restrictions on travel by exploring eighty exceptional books from around the globe. Following a literary itinerary from London to Venice, Tehran and points beyond, and via authors from Woolf and Dante to Nobel Prize–winners Orhan Pamuk, Wole Soyinka, Mo Yan, and Olga Tokarczuk, he explores how these works have shaped our idea of the world, and the ways in which the world bleeds into literature. To chart the expansive landscape of world literature today, Damrosch explores how writers live in two very different worlds: the world of their personal experience and the world of books that have enabled great writers to give shape and meaning to their lives. In his literary cartography, Damrosch includes compelling contemporary works as well as perennial classics, hard-bitten crime fiction as well as haunting works of fantasy, and the formative tales that introduce us as children to the world we’re entering. Taken together, these eighty titles offer us fresh perspective on enduring problems, from the social consequences of epidemics to the rising inequality that Thomas More designed Utopia to combat, as well as the patriarchal structures within and against which many of these books’ heroines have to struggle—from the work of Murasaki Shikibu a millennium ago to Margaret Atwood today. Around the World in 80 Books is a global invitation to look beyond ourselves and our surroundings, and to see our world and its literature in new ways.

Author : David Damrosch
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593299884
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Around the World in 80 Books written by David Damrosch and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A transporting and illuminating voyage around the globe, through classic and modern literary works that are in conversation with one another and with the world around them *Featured in the Chicago Tribune's Great 2021 Fall Book Preview * One of Smithsonian Magazine's Ten Best Books About Travel of 2021* Inspired by Jules Verne’s hero Phileas Fogg, David Damrosch, chair of Harvard University’s department of comparative literature and founder of Harvard’s Institute for World Literature, set out to counter a pandemic’s restrictions on travel by exploring eighty exceptional books from around the globe. Following a literary itinerary from London to Venice, Tehran and points beyond, and via authors from Woolf and Dante to Nobel Prize–winners Orhan Pamuk, Wole Soyinka, Mo Yan, and Olga Tokarczuk, he explores how these works have shaped our idea of the world, and the ways in which the world bleeds into literature. To chart the expansive landscape of world literature today, Damrosch explores how writers live in two very different worlds: the world of their personal experience and the world of books that have enabled great writers to give shape and meaning to their lives. In his literary cartography, Damrosch includes compelling contemporary works as well as perennial classics, hard-bitten crime fiction as well as haunting works of fantasy, and the formative tales that introduce us as children to the world we’re entering. Taken together, these eighty titles offer us fresh perspective on enduring problems, from the social consequences of epidemics to the rising inequality that Thomas More designed Utopia to combat, as well as the patriarchal structures within and against which many of these books’ heroines have to struggle—from the work of Murasaki Shikibu a millennium ago to Margaret Atwood today. Around the World in 80 Books is a global invitation to look beyond ourselves and our surroundings, and to see our world and its literature in new ways.

Author : Dona Rice
Publisher : Teacher Created Materials
ISBN 13 : 1644914638
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Around the World in 80 Days written by Dona Rice and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2019-12-02 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adapted from the classic book by Jules Verne, this adventure fiction book retells the classic story, Around the World in Eighty Days. Phileas Fogg likes things done by the clock. And he expects things to go like clockwork when he accepts a wager to travel around the world in 80 days. Can Fogg return to England in time, or will he lose his fortune in the effort? This 32-page illustrated chapter book will appeal to kids who enjoy imaginative retellings of classic novels.

Author : Jules Verne
Publisher : Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9354860672
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Around the World in 80 Days written by Jules Verne and published by Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2021-06-16 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Around the world in Eighty days’ was published in 1873. It is an adventure novel by the French writer, Jules Verne. It was first published in French. The book is one of Verne’s most acclaimed works. Jules Verne (8th February 1828 – 24th March 1905) was French novelist, poet, and playwright. In his credit, a series of bestselling novels are there, such as Voyage extraordinaries, Journey to the center of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas. Each novel is well documented. Besides novels, he also wrote numerous plays, short stories, autobiographical accounts, poetry, and songs. He has been the second most translated author in the world. He has sometimes been called the ‘Father of Science Fiction’. The story starts with Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valot Passe-partout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80-days. It starts from London Fogg is a member of the Reform club where he use to spend most of his social life. Once at the Reform Club, there is a situation that, is it possible to travel around the world in 80-days? After reading in The Daily Telegraph that has a new rail road in India made it in 80-days. Fogg along with Passe-partout departs from London by train at 8:45 p.m. on 2nd October, so in order to win the bet he must come back to the club by the same time on 21st December, 80-days later. On the first destination where he reaches, starts bad omen. He takes up by the Police by mistake due to his face similarity with a criminal. After this, they come to India also, take a train from Bombay to Calcutta, then Allahabad. At one place they see a ‘Sati procession’ going on. They rescue the lady named Aouda. When they reach back to home. His apologies with her. But she confesses that she loves him and asks him to marry her. The story narrated a complete travelogue with all his experiences, makes the book very interesting. Fogg hurries to reach the Reform Club within time to meet his deadline to win the Money. After adjusting of his travel expenses from the prize money and he divides the left money between Passepartout and Fix, and marries Aouda.

Author : Jules Verne
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780590430531
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.3X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Around the World in Eighty Days written by Jules Verne and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 1990-03 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An eccentric English gentleman and his manservant pack a carpet bag with two woolen shirts, three pairs of stockings, and 20,000 pounds, and travel around the world in 80 days, in order to win a bet.