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Treading in the footsteps of literary heroes: an autoethnography

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  • Brown Lorraine

    (Faculty of Management, Bournemouth University, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Tel: +01202 961889)

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Literary tourism is an increasingly important market within the field of cultural and heritage tourism. However, it is under-represented in the literature. Still not enough is known about the motivations and experiences of literary tourists. This paper offers an autoethnographic account of a literary tourist trip to Le Café Les Deux Magots, a place associated with the writers and philosophers Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir. The paper discusses the motivations for becoming a literary pilgrim, and describes the meaning attached to the place visited. It underscores the desire for connection with place and reflects on how this is achieved.

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  • Brown Lorraine, 2016. "Treading in the footsteps of literary heroes: an autoethnography," European Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation, Sciendo, vol. 7(2), pages 135-145, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:ejothr:v:7:y:2016:i:2:p:135-145:n:8
    DOI: 10.1515/ejthr-2016-0016
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