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Granite Island: Portrait of Corsica
Dorothy Carrington
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Description for Granite Island: Portrait of Corsica
Paperback. A travel book that reveals Corsica as a vital element in Europe: a highly individualistic island culture whose people have nurtured their love of freedom and political justice, as well as their pride, hospitality and poetry. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DDFC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 288.
'Get away from here before you're completely bewitched and enslaved...' Dorothy Carrington was told, while sitting in a fisherman's cafe at the magically quiet midday hour. But enslaved she was. GRANITE ISLAND, much more than a travel book, grew out of years spent in Corsica and is an incomparably vivid and delightful portrait. For the first time Corsica is brought to light as a vital element in Europe: a highly individualistic island culture whose people have nurtured their love of freedom and political justice, as well as their pride, hospitality and poetry.
'Get away from here before you're completely bewitched and enslaved...' Dorothy Carrington was told, while sitting in a fisherman's cafe at the magically quiet midday hour. But enslaved she was. GRANITE ISLAND, much more than a travel book, grew out of years spent in Corsica and is an incomparably vivid and delightful portrait. For the first time Corsica is brought to light as a vital element in Europe: a highly individualistic island culture whose people have nurtured their love of freedom and political justice, as well as their pride, hospitality and poetry.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141442273
SKU
9780141442273
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Ref
99-1
About Dorothy Carrington
Dorothy Carrington (1910-2002) was a gifted travel writer and historian who would not merely describe a place, but would delve into the very core of a people's identity. Having once intended to wander the world and write many books about many places, she was so captivated by Corsica on her first visit to the island, in 1948, that she ... Read more
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