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Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey Through Yugoslavia
Rebecca West
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Description for Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey Through Yugoslavia
Paperback.
'Impossible to put down' Observer
'One of the great books of the century' Times Literary Supplement
Rebecca West's epic masterpiece not only provides deep insight into the former country of Yugoslavia; it is a portrait of Europe on the brink of war. A heady cocktail of personal travelogue and historical insight, this product of an implacably inquisitive intelligence remains essential for anyone attempting to understand the history of the Balkan states, and the wider ongoing implications for a fractured Europe.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Canongate Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
1216
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781786891631
SKU
9781786891631
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Ref
99-1
About Rebecca West
Rebecca West (1892-1983) was the adopted name of Cicily Isabel Fairfield. She was born in London in 1892 and educated in Edinburgh. Poet, critic and author, West published several novels to widespread acclaim, including The Return of the Soldier and The Judge. She was made a Dame Commander of the British Empire in 1959. Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, her magisterial history and travelogue of Yugoslavia, is widely considered her magnum opus.
Reviews for Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey Through Yugoslavia
The sheer quality and depth of the writing make it one of the great books of the century
Times Literary Supplement
Impossible to put down, both timeless and of its time - a travel book and epic narrative history brimming with passion, anger, scholarship and intuition, hatred and love
Observer
One of the supreme masterpieces of the twentieth century . . . As a book about Yugoslavia it's a kind of metaphysical Lonely Planet that never requires updating
GEOFF DYER It is hard to convey the flavour of a book so rich in observation, history, philosophy, political ideas and ironic humour
The Times
It is a brilliant antidote to the disease that would have us believe that these are faraway countries about which we know nothing
Guardian
Such incandescent writing - you find yourself wanting to mark every sentence in order to go back and relish it again
BRIAN ENO Rebecca West's magnum opus . . . one of the great books of our time
New Yorker
You will search in vain for a more original, assured and companionable guide to former Yugoslavia
Financial Times
Dame Rebecca, the finest reporter of her generation, saw everything . . . A remarkably easy read
Sunday Telegraph
Written with a fierce intelligence that any journalist must envy and admire
Daily Telegraph
Times Literary Supplement
Impossible to put down, both timeless and of its time - a travel book and epic narrative history brimming with passion, anger, scholarship and intuition, hatred and love
Observer
One of the supreme masterpieces of the twentieth century . . . As a book about Yugoslavia it's a kind of metaphysical Lonely Planet that never requires updating
GEOFF DYER It is hard to convey the flavour of a book so rich in observation, history, philosophy, political ideas and ironic humour
The Times
It is a brilliant antidote to the disease that would have us believe that these are faraway countries about which we know nothing
Guardian
Such incandescent writing - you find yourself wanting to mark every sentence in order to go back and relish it again
BRIAN ENO Rebecca West's magnum opus . . . one of the great books of our time
New Yorker
You will search in vain for a more original, assured and companionable guide to former Yugoslavia
Financial Times
Dame Rebecca, the finest reporter of her generation, saw everything . . . A remarkably easy read
Sunday Telegraph
Written with a fierce intelligence that any journalist must envy and admire
Daily Telegraph