Literary Fiction Tourism

Understanding the Practice of Fiction-Inspired Travel

Nicola E. MacLeod

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Routledge
22 March 2024

Literary studies: general; Museums & museology; Social & cultural history; Tourism industry; Hospitality industry

Series: Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility

This timely and insightful book critically reviews the synergistic relationship between books, literary culture, and the practices of tourism.

The volume sets literary fiction tourism within its historical, theoretical, and managerial context and explores the current provision of literary tourism sites and experiences. It focuses on literary fiction and the interplay between imaginative worlds, literary reputation, and tourism. The volume explores a variety of literary tourism forms in a global context such as biographical sites, imaginative sites, literary trails, and book towns, identifying the challenges associated with interpreting and managing them for visitors. Current international case studies allow readers to understand this most ancient of touristic activity within its contemporary context. This book offers new insight into the diversity of the literary tourism landscape, the range of experiences and visitors and the variety of interpretive responses that may be appropriate. The relationship between literary fiction and other forms of media such as film and digital culture are also explored.

International in scope, this volume will be of interest to students of tourism, heritage studies, cultural studies, and media studies, as well those interested in literary tourism more specifically.

By: Nicola E. MacLeod
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 562g
ISBN: 9780367485818
ISBN 10: 0367485818
Series: Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility
Pages: 204
Publication Date: 22 March 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. The Literary Fiction Tourism Landscape. 2. The Historic Evolution of Literary Fiction Tourism. 3. Literary Fiction Tourism in Context. 4. Biographical Literary Fiction Tourism: From Cradle to Grave. 5. Literary Fiction Places of the Imagination. 6. The Social Construction of Literary Places. 7. Places of Literary Reputation. 8. On the Trail of Literary Fiction: Routes and Tours. 9. Literary Fiction Tourism Synergies. 10. The Future of Literary Fiction Tourism.

Nicola E. MacLeod has been a tourism studies academic for over 30 years and is Director of the Tourism and Marketing Research Centre at the University of Greenwich.

Reviews for Literary Fiction Tourism: Understanding the Practice of Fiction-Inspired Travel

"""Despite the apparent novelty of virtual worlds, we forget the power of the text in the construction of imaginary 'real' worlds we can inhabit through reading and travelling. Tourism allows the exploration of fictional landscapes layered upon the real, and MacLeod provides an excellent guide of how these imagined places, peoples and pasts have shaped / continue to shape, the tourist experience."" Mike Robinson, Professor of Cultural Heritage, Nottingham Trent University, UK."