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Description for Spain
Paperback. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, this book is a companion to the country. It is about the people, history and character of Spain. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DSE; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 10. Weight in Grams: 140.
Spain is one of the absolutes. Nothing is more compelling than the drama, at once dark and dazzling, of that theatre over the hills - the vast splendour of the Spanish landscape, the intensity of Spain's pride and misery, the adventurous glory of a history that set its seal upon half the world . . .
Passionate, evocative and beautifully written, Spain is a companion to the country: its people, its history - and its character. First published in 1964 and no less compelling today, Jan Morris's classic work is back in print, bringing Spain, its glory and its ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571241767
SKU
9780571241767
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Jan Morris
Jan Morris was born in 1926 of a Welsh father and an English mother. She spent the last years of her life with her partner Elizabeth Morris in the top left-hand corner of Wales, between the mountains and the sea. Her books include Coronation Everest, Venice, the Pax Britannica trilogy and Conundrum. She was also the author of six books ... Read more
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