Published in 1976 by Seuil, The Traveller's Fancy is a highly personal work by François-Régis Bastide, exploring memory, identity and the meaning of travel.
The quotation from Gérard de Nerval placed at the beginning of the book sets the tone: “I found myself compelled to account for my life, and even for my previous existences.”
Blending recollections, reflections, literary reveries and inner journeys, Bastide transforms travel into a meditation on memory and self-discovery. The voyage becomes not only geographical but also spiritual and imaginative.
This original pre-publication issue includes a facsimile of the author's handwriting.
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Condition
Paperback. Worn illustrated covers. Blank spine. Uncut copy. Very good overall condition. 319 pages.
Why this book is unusual
Neither a conventional travel narrative nor a straightforward autobiography, the book moves freely between memory, literature and personal meditation.
Historical Context
Published in 1976, the work belongs to a period when many French writers were exploring themes of memory, identity and the relationship between lived experience and imagination.