{"product_id":"voyage-around-my-room-9780811222105","title":"Voyage Around My Room","description":"In 1790, while serving in the Piedmontese army, the French aristocrat Xavier de Maistre (1763-1852) was punished for dueling and placed under house arrest for forty-two days. The result was a discursive, mischievous memoir \u003cem\u003eVoyage Around My Room\u003c\/em\u003e, and its sequel, \u003cem\u003eNocturnal Expedition Around My Room\u003c\/em\u003e. Admired by Nietzsche and Machado de Assis, Ossian and Susan Sontag, this classic book proves that sitting on the living-room sofa can be as fascinating as crossing the Alps or paddling up the Amazon. \u003cp\u003eIn addition to the \u003cem\u003eVoyage\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eExpedition\u003c\/em\u003e, this edition also includes the dialogue \"The Leper of the City of Aosta,\" a preface by Xavier's better-known older brother (the royalist philosopher Joseph de Maistre), and an introduction by Richard Howard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSartarelli, Stephen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - An award-winning translator and poet, \u003cstrong\u003eStephen Sartarelli\u003c\/strong\u003e lives in France.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoward, Richard:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Howard\u003c\/strong\u003e is a distinguished American, poet, literary critic, essayist, teacher, and translator.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDe Maistre, Xavier:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eXavier de Maistre\u003c\/strong\u003e (1763-1852) was a French military man and writer. He began serving in the army at a young age, and lived primarily in Italy, but eventually moved to St. Petersburg, where he died.\u003cbr\u003eEt al...\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492114370834,"sku":"9780811222105","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9598d9b3-9355-47d9-b356-ea0ae46a3b9d.jpg?v=1730571892","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/voyage-around-my-room-9780811222105","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}