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Patrick Leigh Fermor - Violins of Saint-Jacques, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

Violins of Saint-Jacques

Av Patrick Leigh Fermor

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On an Aegean island one summer, an English traveller meets an enigmatic elderly Frenchwoman. He is captivated by a painting she owns of a busy Caribbean port overlooked by a volcano and, in time, she shares the story of her youth there in the early twentieth century. Set in the tropical luxury of the island of Saint-Jacques, hers is a tale of romantic intrigue and decadence amongst the descendents of slaves and a fading French aristocracy. But on the night of the annual Mardi Gras ball, catastrophe overwhelms the island and the world she knew came to an abrupt and haunting end. The Violins of Saint-Jacques captures the unforeseen drama of forces beyond human control. Originally published in 1953, it was immediately hailed as a rare and exotic sweep of colour across the drab monochrome of the post-war years, and it has lost nothing of its original flavour.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2004-04-26
  • Mått: 149 x 197 x 10 mm
  • Vikt: 111 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 144
  • Förlag: John Murray Press
  • ISBN: 9780719555299
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Patrick Leigh Fermor is of English and Irish descent. After his stormy schooldays, followed by his walk across Europe to Constantinople, he lived and travelled in the Balkans and the Greek archipelago acquiring a deep interest in languages and remote places. He joined the Irish Guards, became a liaison officer in Albania, fought in Greece and Crete where, during the German occupation, he returned three times (once by parachute). Disguised as a shepherd he lived for over two years in the mountains, organising the resistance, and led the party that captured and evacuated the German Commander, General Kreipe. He was awarded the DSO and OBE, was made Honorary Citizen of Heraklion, and later of Kardamyli and Gytheion.

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Excellent ... A graceful picture of life on an unusual and exotic island that has both colour and charm

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1 recensioner, genomsnitt 5/5

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