The Zodiac Arch - Couverture souple

Stark, Freya

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1780766882 ISBN 13 : 9781780766881

Editeur : Tauris Parke Paperbacks, 2014

Synopsis

A witty, eye-opening tapestry of Freya Stark's writings on travel and a life spent as one of the 20th century's most formidable adventuresses.

In chronological order, spanning an extraordinary 50 years, from 1919 to 1967, Stark's writing ranges from eloquent musings on the nature of travel, of being a woman - both writer and explorer - in what was then predominantly a male world.

She shares jewel-bright stories from across the world - Arabia to North Africa, Iran and India - that captivate the reader with every sentence. There are romantic picnics under starlit skies on remote islands, meaningful moments of quiet in Mecca and Jerusalem and heartfelt accounts of encounters with a kaleidoscope of people.

The Zodiac Arch resurrects lost worlds, reveals a little of the woman behind the legend and is, at heart, a magnetic read for all those under the spell of wanderlust.

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: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1780766882
• ISBN 13: 9781780766881
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible