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Roads to Santiago
Cees Nooteboom
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Description for Roads to Santiago
Paperback. Derived from studies and sketches made between 1979 and 1992, this book covers ten centuries of Spain's history - its politics, its architecture, its climate and its people. Cees Nooteboom's destination is Santiago de Compostela, though he makes numerous detours. Translator(s): Rilke, Ina; Rike, Ina. Num Pages: 368 pages, 40 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JFC; WTL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
A many-tangented pilgrimage through ten centuries of Spain's history, its politics, its art, literature and architecture, its climate and its people, in which Nooteboom unlocks doors to an undiscovered Spain and reveals his obsession for a country he has come to know intimately over the course of forty years.
A many-tangented pilgrimage through ten centuries of Spain's history, its politics, its art, literature and architecture, its climate and its people, in which Nooteboom unlocks doors to an undiscovered Spain and reveals his obsession for a country he has come to know intimately over the course of forty years.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781860464195
SKU
V9781860464195
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Ref
99-99
About Cees Nooteboom
Cees Nooteboom was born in the Hague in 1933. He is a poet and the author of prize-winning fiction and travel books. In 1993 he won the Aristeion European Literature Prize for his novel The Following Story. His books have been translated into many languages.
Reviews for Roads to Santiago
One of the great books about Spain
Tristan Garel-Jones
Observer
His prose is as sturdy as a good Rioja, and equally delicious
Sara Wheeler With this immensely attractive book, Cees Nooteboom joins a select band of writer... who have the rare ability to evoke the soul of a nation. No one with a feeling for Spain ... Read more
Tristan Garel-Jones
Observer
His prose is as sturdy as a good Rioja, and equally delicious
Sara Wheeler With this immensely attractive book, Cees Nooteboom joins a select band of writer... who have the rare ability to evoke the soul of a nation. No one with a feeling for Spain ... Read more