The Traveller's Tree: A Journey through the Caribbean Islands [Lingua Inglese] - Rilegato

Fermor, Patrick Leigh

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ISBN 10: 0719504244 ISBN 13: 9780719504242

Casa editrice: John Murray Publishers Ltd, 2003

Riassunto

In this, his first book, Patrick Leigh Fermor recounts his tales of a personal odyssey to the lands of the Traveller's Tree -- a tall, straight-trunked tree whose sheath-like leaves collect copious amounts of water. He made his way through the long island chain of the West Indies by steamer, aeroplane and sailing ship, noting in his records of the voyage the minute details of daily life, of the natural surroundings, and of the idiosyncratic and distinct civilisations he encountered amongst the Caribbean Islands.

From the ghostly Ciboneys and the dying Caribs to the religious eccentricities like the Kingston Pocomaniacs and the Poor Whites in the Islands of the Saints, Patrick Leigh Fermor recreates a vivid world, rich and vigorous with life.

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Recensione

Amusing, knowledgeable, and percipient, it is everything a travel book should be. (The Good Book Guide)

Descrizione del libro

A great of twentieth century literature, now known to generations for A Time of Gifts and Between the Woods and the Water

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: John Murray Publishers Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0719504244
• ISBN 13: 9780719504242
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 403
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile