Unwritten Places

Wanderings in the Mountains of Northern Greece

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Beskrivning

When Tim Salmon first set out to explore the remote mountain regions of Northern Greece, he couldn't find anybody, either Greek or foreign, who knew anything about them or had ever been there. This, along with the absence of any books or detailed maps, proved irresistible to the Rough Guide author, travel journalist, mountaineer and linguist. "Those hazy bulwarks seen against a summer sky from lowland roads and tourist routes where the black-caped winter shepherds repaired in spring. Where did they go? " For the next 40 years Tim made it his business to find out. A close friendship, ongoing to this day, with a family of Vlach mountain shepherds lies at the heart of The Unwritten Places. The Vlachs are called Arumani in their own language, which today is their principal distinguishing feature. It is a language derived from Latin and is considered to be a dialect of Romanian. Tim has watched his friends' flocks grow in size and seen the road arrive as their children grew into their sophisticated twenties. Tim's final acceptance by these proud and secretive peoples (but never quite their dogs!) is marked by his participation in the annual transhumance of the shepherds and their flocks, walking between winter and summer pastures at a time just before the roads and the lorries took over.A beautifully-written, intimate portrait of an all but vanished way of Greek mountain life, uninterrupted for thousands of years.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-10-30
Mått:228 x 152 x 17 mm
Vikt:440 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:300
Förlag:Blackbird Digital Books
ISBN:9780993092206

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Mer om författaren

Tim Salmon is the author of several books about Greece and France, including a cook book and a walker's guide to the mountains of Greece. He was one of the original authors of The Rough Guide to France and The Rough Guide to Paris. For more than thirty years he has contributed to national newspapers and magazines such as The Guardian, The Independent, The Telegraph, The Times, Time Out and Country Life. An indefatigable traveller, Tim's adventures have included trips to the mountains of Tajikistan, walking the length of France (described in On Foot Across France: Dunkerque to the Pyrenees) and making a documentary for Greek TV about transhumant shepherds moving their flocks from the mountains of the north to their winter pastures in the lowlands (which accompanies The Unwritten Places). In 2010, Tim appeared on BBC Radio 4's All In The Mind to talk about schizophrenia, prompting a huge public response. His book, Schizophrenia - Who Cares? - A Father's Story is a moving personal account of life with a son who was diagnosed with schizophrenia in his early twenties.

Recensioner i media

"He describes the remote parts of Greece beautifully, and comments hauntingly on their despoliation." (The Times Literary Supplement); "He has a sensitive and perceptive eye for mountainscape and skyscape, an eye any landscape painter might envy." (The Anglo-Hellenic Review)'

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction Chapter 1: The End Of The Road Chapter 2: Ziakas Chapter 3: The Road To Vrangiana Chapter 4: The Old Ways Chapter 5: Spilia to Aryithea Chapter 6: Samarina Chapter 7: Tsiogas Chapter 8: Winter Quarters Chapter 9: In Search Of Sheep Chapter 10: Summer Pastures Chapter 11: Dhiava Glossary