Audiobook: Souvenir by Rolf Potts, Cedar Van Tassel - illustrator

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Title: Souvenir
Series: Object Lessons
Author: Rolf Potts, Cedar Van Tassel - illustrator
Narrator: Adam Sims
Format: mp3
Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins
Release date: 05-29-25
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 1 rating
Genres: World

Publisher's Summary: For as long as people have traveled to distant lands, they have brought home objects to certify the journey. More than mere merchandise, these travel souvenirs take on a personal and cultural meaning that goes beyond the object itself. Drawing on several millennia of examples—from the relic-driven quests of early Christians, to the mass-produced tchotchkes that line the shelves of a Disney gift shop—travel writer Rolf Potts delves into a complicated history that explores issues of authenticity, cultural obligation, market forces, human suffering, and self-presentation.