{"product_id":"9781847499363-a-voyage-at-sea-with-don-quixote","title":"A Voyage at Sea with Don Quixote","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew Translation\u003cbr\u003eA unique edition of one of Thomas Mann’s most significant cultural essays which reflect on environmentalism, the degradation of nature, the challenges facing Western civilization and democracy, wealth disparity, Islamophobia and, indirectly, anti-Semitism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOnly edition in print\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten immediately after his return from his first trip to America in June 1934, A Voyage at Sea with Don Quixote follows the author’s observations about life aboard a Dutch vessel bound for New York, interspersed with remarks on his reading of Cervantes’s immortal novel. Using Don Quixote as a springboard, Mann reflects on a number of urgent topics: art, literature, religion, the artist’s freedom of conscience and the misuse of technology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe result is an engaging dialogue between past and present, an offbeat, witty travelogue of a voyage undertaken during the Great Depression, a creative tour de force that will delight and amuse in equal measure all those wishing to experience a lesser-known facet of the great German novelist’s oeuvre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlma Classics is committed to making available a wide range of literature from around the globe. Most of the titles are enriched by an extensive critical apparatus, notes and extra reading material, as well as a selection of photographs. The texts are based on the most authoritative edition and edited using a fresh, accessible editorial approach. With an emphasis on production, editorial and typographical values, Alma Classics aspires to revitalize the whole experience of reading classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57300709441910,"sku":"9781847499363","price":7.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_40042061_6cab251c-3e98-4b98-8f9e-481e4235916a.jpg?v=1771492167","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781847499363-a-voyage-at-sea-with-don-quixote","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}