Perseus in the Wind: A Life of Travel - Couverture souple

Stark, Freya

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1780762402 ISBN 13 : 9781780762401

Editeur : Tauris Parke Paperbacks, 2013

Synopsis

Written just after the Second World War, this is perhaps the most personal, and haunting, of all Freya Stark's writings. Each chapter is devoted to a particular theme, from happiness to education to death. For those who love her travel writing, this book illuminates the motivations behind her journeys and the woman behind the traveller.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Freya Stark (1893-1993), 'the poet of travel', was the doyenne of Middle East travel writers and one of the most courageous and adventurous women travellers in history. She travelled extensively through Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Iran, Iraq and Southern Arabia, where she became the first western woman to travel through the Hadhramaut. Usually solo, she ventured to places few Europeans had ever been. Her travels earned her the Founder's Gold Medal of the Royal Geographical Society and she was created a Dame in 1975. She received huge public acclaim and her many, now classic, books include Traveller's Prelude, The Valleys of the Assassins, Ionia, The Southern Gates of Arabia, Alexander's Path, Dust in the Lion's Paw and East is West.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Tauris Parke Paperbacks
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1780762402
• ISBN 13: 9781780762401
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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