1.031.459

kiadvánnyal nyújtjuk Magyarország legnagyobb antikvár könyv-kínálatát

A kosaram
0
MÉG
5000 Ft
a(z) 5000Ft-os
szállítási
értékhatárig

The pillars of Hercules

A grand tour of the mediterranean

Szerző

Kiadó: Hamish Hamilton
Kiadás helye: London
Kiadás éve:
Kötés típusa: Ragasztott papírkötés
Oldalszám: 523 oldal
Sorozatcím:
Kötetszám:
Nyelv: Angol  
Méret: 23 cm x 15 cm
ISBN: 0-241-13612-1
Értesítőt kérek a kiadóról

A beállítást mentettük,
naponta értesítjük a beérkező friss
kiadványokról
A beállítást mentettük,
naponta értesítjük a beérkező friss
kiadványokról

Fülszöveg



I
In this modern version of the Grand Tour, Paul Theroux sets off from Gibraltar, one of the Pillars of Hercules, around the . Mediterranean to his destination, the southern pillar. No stranger to discomfort, he eschewed the easy route across the straits, choosing to travel the long way, up the coast of Spain, along the Riviera, and by ferry to Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily and beyond - way beyond, avoiding the crossfire of Croatia, through the near-anarchy of Albania and on to a ship through the Levant with a hundred Turks.
-ii.
Away from the tourist beaches, Theroux discovers a coastline as wild in places as anything he encountered in China or Peru. He unveils another Mediterranean, that of low-season depression, of urban sprawl, of seldom-visited, unchanged places such as the antique southern Italian village of t^- Aliano, the setting of Carlo Levi's Christ Stopped at Eboli. In his search for the essence of Mediterranean life, Paul Theroux seeks out the best of the regions,... Tovább

Fülszöveg



I
In this modern version of the Grand Tour, Paul Theroux sets off from Gibraltar, one of the Pillars of Hercules, around the . Mediterranean to his destination, the southern pillar. No stranger to discomfort, he eschewed the easy route across the straits, choosing to travel the long way, up the coast of Spain, along the Riviera, and by ferry to Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily and beyond - way beyond, avoiding the crossfire of Croatia, through the near-anarchy of Albania and on to a ship through the Levant with a hundred Turks.
-ii.
Away from the tourist beaches, Theroux discovers a coastline as wild in places as anything he encountered in China or Peru. He unveils another Mediterranean, that of low-season depression, of urban sprawl, of seldom-visited, unchanged places such as the antique southern Italian village of t^- Aliano, the setting of Carlo Levi's Christ Stopped at Eboli. In his search for the essence of Mediterranean life, Paul Theroux seeks out the best of the regions, taking in bullfights, symphony concerts, football games and remote islands of unique beauty.
The Pillars of Hercules recounts a long, lively, often hilarious trip, some of it in search of Evelyn Waugh's Labels, Fitzgerald's Tender is the Night, and the landmarks of The Odyssey. It is a travel book in a great tradition written with Paul Theroux's unmatched originality and style.
Paul Theroux is the author of many highly acclaimed travel books including Riding the Iron Rooster, The Old Patagonian Express, The Great Railivay Bazaar and, most recently. The Happy Isles of Oceania. His fiction includes The Mosquito Coast, My Secret History, Picture Palace, World's End, O-Zone and Millroy the Magician. He divides his time between Boston and Hawaii. Vissza

Tartalom


Vissza

Paul Theroux

Paul Theroux műveinek az Antikvarium.hu-n kapható vagy előjegyezhető listáját itt tekintheti meg: Paul Theroux könyvek, művek
Megvásárolható példányok

Nincs megvásárolható példány
A könyv összes megrendelhető példánya elfogyott. Ha kívánja, előjegyezheti a könyvet, és amint a könyv egy újabb példánya elérhető lesz, értesítjük.

Előjegyzem
konyv