An Island in Greece: On the Shores of Skopelos
Autor Michael Carrollen Limba Engleză Paperback – 26 feb 2009
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781845118228
ISBN-10: 1845118227
Pagini: 224
Ilustrații: 8pp b/w plates
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.2 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Tauris Parke Paperbacks
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1845118227
Pagini: 224
Ilustrații: 8pp b/w plates
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.2 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Tauris Parke Paperbacks
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
Michael Carroll was born in England in 1935. He was educated at Harrow and Cambridge but spent much of his early life in India. He is also the author of From a Persian Tea House, an account of his travels in Iran (also Tauris Parke Paperbacks). 'I loved the Greece I knew... the kind of free life that could be had with a boat among the islands.'
Cuprins
Preface1 North to the Sporades2 Skiathos3 Skopelos: Vangeli's Island4 Kosta and Paraskevoúla5 Panormos: Saints and Treasure6 Skyros: A Poet's Grave7 Granddaughters of Lycúrgos: A Berth for Astarte8 Landowner at Last9 Earth Tremors and Island Rivalry10 Goat-Hunt to Iura11 Tourist Salad Days12 Eremonisia13 A Balcony Over the Sea14 Elections for Mayor: Vangeli Stands15 Harbour Stands
Recenzii
An engaging book, flavoured with ouzo, olives and a distinct individuality.
Here is a study of that involvement essential to any understanding of the Greeks, or of what it means to be in Greece. Carroll writes like a travel journalist who sees the surface accurately and records it with facility. Once involved, however, his vision deepens and he writes with affectionate insight, a richer man because he understands more.
Readers who enjoyed his From a Persian Tea House will be glad to meet him again in a Greek setting and he should attract a wider public.
Carroll evokes the atmosphere and the essential kindliness of the people splendidly. Good, tautly-written, sun-drenched stuff. Irish Times
Greece seems to inspire writers to write well. Michael Carroll is a new and welcome edition to the list which Patrick Leigh Fermor heads...Once of the best and most enjoyable travel books I have read for a long time.
Here is a study of that involvement essential to any understanding of the Greeks, or of what it means to be in Greece. Carroll writes like a travel journalist who sees the surface accurately and records it with facility. Once involved, however, his vision deepens and he writes with affectionate insight, a richer man because he understands more.
Readers who enjoyed his From a Persian Tea House will be glad to meet him again in a Greek setting and he should attract a wider public.
Carroll evokes the atmosphere and the essential kindliness of the people splendidly. Good, tautly-written, sun-drenched stuff. Irish Times
Greece seems to inspire writers to write well. Michael Carroll is a new and welcome edition to the list which Patrick Leigh Fermor heads...Once of the best and most enjoyable travel books I have read for a long time.