Old Calabria [Lingua Inglese] - Brossura

Douglas, Norman

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1848851138 ISBN 13: 9781848851139

Casa editrice: Tauris Parke Paperbacks, 2009

Riassunto

Though steeped in a rich and ancient past, Calabria had been lost from view when Norman Douglas visited in the early 1900s. Within Douglas’s vibrant account of his adventures is woven the rich history—from Greek settlers and Roman conquerors to the powerful Ndrangheta organized crime family—that has shaped the land, language, culture, and people of a place that Douglas grew to adore. Witty, erudite, and elegant, Old Calabria is a literary classic, acclaimed as much for its sparkling prose as for its exquisite portrait of Italy’s most unpredictable and colorful province.

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Recensione:

'One of the most entertaining literary characters of his age, always unexpected. He lived and died an unpenitent nonconformist.' --The Evening Standard

'Douglas is an excellent writer of works of travel: he has the necessary independence of mind, his loneliness, the face that gives nothing away. Old Calabria is a classic. His eye wanders from the road into the generalities of history and religion...but he never misses the precise contours of the country.' --The New Statesman

'Almost everything a newcomer can require is here: Douglas turns easily from legend to natural history, natural history to notes on local wine..;' --Graham Greene, on Footnote on Capri, Sunday Times

L'autore:

Norman Douglas (1868-1952) was born in Austria and educated in England, Germany and France. Much of his life was spent in exile in Italy and the south of France. He is the author of several books, including Siren Land,  Fountains in the Sand, and Old Calabria. Publication of his most famous novel, South Wind, established his reputation as one of the foremost writers of his generation. Though his life was surrounded by controversy, Douglas’s prose reflected an elegance and beauty acclaimed by critics. His novels and travel books are now widely regarded as classics.

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• Editore: Tauris Parke Paperbacks
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1848851138
• ISBN 13: 9781848851139
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 356