Traveling Without Reservations
陈美琪Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences Press2017
Rating 3.5- Word count
- 146K words
- Chapters
- 16
- ISBN
- 9787552018929
Tags
Literature Essays and Miscellany Travel LiteratureLife PhilosophyIllustrated GuidePersonal EssaysFlorenceParisBerlinEuropeSummary
Traveling Without Reservations (parallel English title: Travel Alone in Europe) is a collection of essays by travel writer Chen Meiqi (pen name Xiaomai) on her solo journeys across Europe. Unwilling to let her life be seen to its end at a glance, she chose to set out again and again; this time her footsteps land in Europe: a figure on Prague's square who becomes part of others' scenery, the moving music of a blind musician on a Lisbon street, the charming old towns and countryside of Tuscany, a silent encounter in a Berlin cemetery, the intoxicating night of Florence, a scene on a Paris street that sparks endless reverie, the sudden accidents and delights at Moscow airport, the yellowed postcards in a Lyon flea market, and the unforgettable miracle in the outskirts of Kirkenes within the Arctic Circle. The book collects seventeen essays, each built around a story or a theme, recording what she saw on the road and her chance meetings with all kinds of strangers—listening as they tell the stories hidden in their hearts a thousand times over, soothing wandering souls amid sighs and emotion, as if her own life were enriched along the way. The book includes many photographs taken by the author along the route; with text and images interwoven, the writing is delicate and gentle, seeking not thrills but turning the small moments of solo travel into lingering records.Editor's review
这是一本适合在午后慢慢翻的旅行书。作者陈美琪是资深旅行写作者，走过近四十个国家，写法却不炫技：没有攻略式的打卡清单，也没有刻意制造的惊险，而是把镜头对准旅途中最不起眼的人和事——街头拉琴的盲者、民宿里寡言的房东老太太、跳蚤市场里泛黄的明信片。全书收入百余张旅行随拍，并配有可扫码观看的旅行短片，排版讲究，翻起来像一本可以随身携带的私人相册。若你正犹豫要不要一个人出发，书里那些“被世界遗弃又重新被接住”的瞬间，或许比任何攻略都更能给你一点勇气。推荐语：一书在手，等于跟着作者在欧洲的雪夜里走了一遭。Who it's for
A good fit for
- 喜欢旅行随笔与慢节奏散文的读者
- 计划独自去欧洲旅行、想先了解他乡人情的人
- 爱看旅行摄影与图文并茂读物的读者
- 工作疲惫、想借阅读短暂“出走”的都市人
Not a good fit for
- 需要详细路线、交通与住宿攻略的实用型旅行者
- 偏好情节紧凑的小说或强观点非虚构的读者
- 不愿读慢节奏抒情文字的人
Reading tips
- 把它当作睡前读物，一次读一两篇，跟着作者慢慢走。
- 读到某一座城市时可对照地图或照片，加深空间印象。
- 留意书中附带的旅行视频二维码，扫开来看一眼动态的风景。
- 读完不妨写下自己最想去的一座城市，作为下一次出行的起点。
About the publisher
Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences Press China · Founded in 1982Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences Press is a comprehensive publisher with humanities and social science publishing as its mainstay, covering politics, economics, law, philosophy, history, literature, education, psychology and related fields. Judging from the books in our catalog, its publishing direction emphasizes social science thought, applied psychology, history and cultural life: it includes works of social theory such as Zygmunt Bauman's Work, Consumerism and the New Poor, general-interest titles such as How to Read Western Classics and A Guide to the Good Life, and practical psychology books such as Emotional First Aid. In history and food culture, it offers Shanghai History (2 volumes) and The Medieval Kitchen. Biographies such as The Suffragette and nature and culture titles such as Dragon: An Unidentified Animal together reflect a publishing character that balances academic depth with reading for the general public. Because public information is limited, further details about series and author resources are not listed here.
Contents
- Preface: You Are the Most Beautiful Scenery
- Paris, Paris, Listen
- His City
- Time Stands Still Here
- Longing in Paradise
- Night in Florence
- Bonjour, Stranger
- Time Held in the Hand
- The First Time
- The Germans in My Eyes
- Stories About Those Little Things
- A 'Home' Under the Roof
- Once You Choose, You Must Persist
- Whose World of Reverie
- Here for You
- As Long as You Believe
FAQ
这本书是旅行攻略吗？
不是。它是旅行随笔集，以欧洲多座城市的见闻和人物故事为主，没有交通、住宿、费用等实用攻略信息，需搭配专门的旅行指南使用。书中涉及哪些城市和地区？
据出版信息，作者游历了布拉格、巴黎、里斯本、佛罗伦萨、尼斯、巴塞罗那、托斯卡纳、柏林、维也纳、莫斯科、阿姆斯特丹、里昂、苏黎世、梵蒂冈、希尔克内斯等地。这本书的豆瓣评分是多少？
搜索到的资料显示豆瓣评分约为 7.1 分（参与评价人数不多），可作为参考，具体请以豆瓣页面实时数据为准。书中配有图片或视频吗？
据出版社宣传资料，书中收录约 117 张旅行随拍，并附有若干段可扫码观看的旅行视频，图文结合。This site is an index: you start “Search all sources” in your browser, and the entries it lists all point to third-party sites; please judge their availability yourself.
About the author
陈美琪 AuthorChen Meiqi: publicly available information is limited, and all that is currently known is that one management work, Altruism Ultimately Achieves Self-Interest, is included in the collection. Judging from the title and category, the book is popular writing in the field of management that discusses the relationship between altruism and self-interest, attempting to address practical issues in organizational management or personal growth from this perspective. Such writing is usually aimed at general readers and management practitioners, with clear and accessible language that focuses on turning ideas into understandable and referenceable approaches rather than piling up obscure terminology. Because the author's nationality, background, and writing context are not clearly recorded, it is difficult to further outline her identity and creative trajectory. Readers who wish to understand her mode of expression and main arguments may begin directly with this representative work and grasp her thinking on altruism and self-interest through reading.