Cover art for Wanderlust
Published
Granta, July 2022
ISBN
9781783787357
Format
Softcover, 352 pages
Dimensions
19.8cm × 12.9cm × 2.1cm

Wanderlust A History of Walking by

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What does it mean to be out walking in the world? From pilgrimages to protest marches, mountaineering to meandering, this modern classic weaves together numerous histories to trace a range of possibilities for this most basic act. Touching on the philosophers of Ancient Greece, the Romantic poets, Jane Austen's Elizabeth Bennett, Andre Breton's Nadja, and more, Rebecca Solnit considers what forms of pleasure and freedom walkers have sought at different times.

Profound and provocative, Wanderlust invites us to look afresh at the rich, varied, often radical interplay of the body, the imagination, and the world when walking.

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