by Fernao Mendes Pinto · La Différence · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782729105976
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«Pérégrination» is Fernão Mendes Pinto's travel narrative, published in 1991 by La Différence in paperback (807 pages, in French).
The book collects Fernão Mendes Pinto's account of his travels through Asia in the 16th century: his journeys through China, Japan, India and Southeast Asia, with observations on the cultures, customs and landscapes of the time, and encounters with various civilizations and the challenges of exploration.
Translated from Portuguese and introduced by Robert Viale, this volume belongs to the Outre-Mers collection from La Différence.
Recommended for readers interested in travel literature and the history of exploration in Asia.
Fernão Mendes Pinto was a Portuguese explorer and writer. His voyages are recorded in Pilgrimage, his autobiographical memoir, which was published posthumously in 1614. The historical accuracy of the work is debatable due to the many events that seem far-fetched or at least exaggerated, earning him the nickname Fernão Mentes Minto. Still, many aspects of the work can be verified, particularly through records of Pinto's service to the Portuguese crown and by his association with Jesuit missionaries.
