<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>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 <italic>Le Café Les Deux Magots</italic>, 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.</p></abstract>

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.

Treading in the footsteps of literary heroes: an autoethnography

European Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation

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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....

Treading in the footsteps of literary heroes: an autoethnography

Published Online: Dec 28, 2016

Page range: 135 - 145

Received: Jul 12, 2015

Accepted: Jul 15, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ejthr-2016-0016

Keywords
Literary tourism autoethnography motivation pilgrimage connection

© 2016 Lorraine Brown, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Treading in the footsteps of literary heroes: an autoethnography

Published Online: Dec 28, 2016

Page range: 135 - 145

Received: Jul 12, 2015

Accepted: Jul 15, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ejthr-2016-0016

KeywordsLiterary tourism autoethnography motivation pilgrimage connection

© 2016 Lorraine Brown, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Literary tourism autoethnography motivation pilgrimage connection