A Little Trip in the Airport (collection of Alain De Botton's Works)
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About This Novel
The work of global best-selling author x lifestyle leader x speaker Alain de Botton has a new preface specially written by de Botton for Chinese readers. Host Liu Xuan, cartoonist Ouyang Yingji, writers Zheng Huajuan and Lu Yujia jointly recommended it. The airport was originally just a transitional space during travel, where only "departures" and "arrivals" occurred. However, in the eyes of Alain de Botton, it has become a museum integrating various cultural aspects. One summer, Alain de Botton was invited to be the "first writer-in-residence" at Heathrow International Airport in the United Kingdom. He can get to know passengers from all over the world and interview all kinds of people, including security personnel, pilots, CEOs, and even airport chaplains; he can also enter and exit the departure hall, arrival hall, airport restricted area and airport hotel at will. In the familiar and mysterious "non-place" of the airport, De Botton uses his unique perspective to explore and observe the wonder and vulgarity... A week later, De Botton wrote this extraordinary cross-border cultural and creative work with his consistent writing style that combines humor and wisdom. He explores travel, work, relationships, and the nature of everyday life, showing us that spending time in an airport can be more enlightening than we give it credit for.
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