A Time of Gifts: On Foot to Constantinople: From the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube. Introd. by Jan Morris (New York Review Books Classics)

Name: A Time of Gifts: On Foot to Constantinople: From the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube. Introd. by Jan Morris (New York Review Books Classics)
Brand: New York Review Books
SKU: 9781590171653-V
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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.

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Binding:: Paperback
Languages:: Published: English , Original: English
Number of Pages:: 344
Publisher:: New York Review Books
Publication Date:: 2005-10-03
Weight:: 1050 g
Dimensions:: 20/13/2 cm

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