Japan & Corea: Madame Prune

Loti

ISBN 10: 0710308159 / ISBN 13: 9780710308153

Published by Routledge, 2002

About this Item

A Kegan Paul reprint of Pierre Loti's book originally published in 1905. It describes this prolific writer's (and French naval officer) second visit to Japan. pp.240/8vo. (Pierre Loti Library). Immaculate condition. Please note that, depending on destination, we may request a payment to cover any additional shipping costs. Proceeds to Amnesty International. Abe2535.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Japan & Corea: Madame Prune
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0710308159
• ISBN 13: 9780710308153
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Fine

About this title

Synopsis

In this book Loti describes his second visit to Japan, and there are many charming pictures in the true Loti style: pictures of himself seated solitary on black velvet cushions, while two little Japanese maidens sing and dance for his sole pleasure: the lonely wood by the deserted temple, where he keeps a daily tryst with a Japanese child love: of the mountainside where the graves are: of a quaint fÍte day: of various tea-houses and of a visit to Corea and the King's Court there.

About the Author

Pierre Loti, perhaps the world's most prolific, romantic and exotic travel writer and novelist, was born as Julien Marie Viaud in Rochefort in Western France in 1850. A childhood fascination with exotic lands across the seas led him to embark on a naval career that enabled him to seek love and adventure in many latitudes. He drew on these real life experiences when writing the romantic novels and travel books that made him one of the most popular authors of his day. Although his prolific output brought him both fame and fortune he remained a romantic escapist and never gave up his beloved naval career. He retired from the French navy in 1910 and died in 1923.