Abroad: British Literary Traveling Between the Wars
Paul Fussell
A book about the meaning of travel, about how important the topic has been for writers for two and a half centuries, and about how excellent the literature of travel happened to be in England and America in the 1920s and 30s.
Award History
0 wins · 2 total
| Award | Year | Result | Category / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Book Award for General Nonfiction PaperbackMajor | 1983 | Finalist | Secondary source |
| National Book Critics Circle Award for CriticismMajor | 1980 | Finalist | Secondary source |
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01 Central figures
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02 Central places
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03 Suggested argument
Travel has been an important topic for writers for two and a half centuries, and the 1920s and 30s produced especially excellent travel literature in England and America.
Model confidence 74%
04 Reading orientation
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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 58%.