A Pilgrimage to Angkor

by Pierre Loti

Book Overview

The French travel writer and exotic novelist Pierre Loti (1850-1923), in his day the youngest member elected to the Academie Francaise, had dreamt of visiting the ruins of Angkor when, as a child, he came across illustrations of them among some papers belonging to his elder brother, who had served in Indochina in the navy. Loti, whose real name was Julien Viaud, was a full-time professional naval officer and was able to realize his childhood dream...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9747100827
• ISBN13: 9789747100822
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.3" x 8.2"