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A Time of Gifts

By Fermor, Patrick Leigh

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A Time of Gifts

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At the age of eighteen, Patrick Leigh Fermor set off from the heart of London on an epic journey--to walk to Constantinople." A Time of Gifts" is the rich account of his adventures as far as Hungary, after which "Between the Woods and the Water" continues the story to the Iron Gates that divide the Carpathian and Balkan mountains. Acclaimed for its sweep and intelligence, Leigh Fermor's book explores a remarkable moment in time. Hitler has just come to power but war is still ahead, as he walks through a Europe soon to be forever changed--through the Lowlands to Mitteleuropa, to Teutonic and Slav heartlands, through the baroque remains of the Holy Roman Empire; up the Rhine, and down to the Danube. At once a memoir of coming-of-age, an account of a journey, and a dazzling exposition of the English language, "A Time of Gifts" is also a portrait of a continent already showing ominous signs of the holocaust to come.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
344
Release Date:
2005-10-03
Publication Date:
2005-10-03
Publisher:
New York Review of Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1590171659
ISBN13:
9781590171653
Weight:
351 g
Height:
128 cm
Width:
204 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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