THE MISADVENTURES OF WENAMUN: History's Original Literary Traveler

by Rolf Potts

Drawing on one of the earliest literary travel accounts known to man, travel writer Rolf Potts and illustrator Cedar Van Tassel recreate the comic tale of Wenamun, an ancient Egyptian priest whose overseas voyage in search of Lebanese timber resulted in an ongoing series of fiascos. Based on a source papyrus that was lost to history until the late 19th century, the protagonist's misadventure is delightfully entertaining, and has a confessional, self-deprecating...

• Format: Staple Bound
• Language: English
• ISBN: 098893311X
• ISBN13: 9780988933118
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Sensitive House
• Length: 36 Pages
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 10.3"