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S'està carregant… A Stranger in Spainde H. V. Morton
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A handsome re-issue of a travel classic. With his trademark wit and inquisitive eye, H. V. Morton travels through a Spain unspoilt by tourism, revealing a country where the past is very much alive. Interspersed with episodes from Spain's rich history, A Stranger in Spain is a journey of discovery that should appeal to those with a sense of adventure. Morton's classic travel book on Spain is a delightful travel guide and a striking introduction to Spanish history and culture. "The stranger who wishes to approach Spain with sympathy and appreciation," H. V. Morton wrote, "must do so through its history." Thus, as he takes us on a leisurely tour through a country where the past is very much alive, he reveals a rich tapestry of events, related with his inimitable humor, charm, and sincerity. The Spain of the Christian kings and the caliphs of C#65533;rdoba, of Philip II, and the tragic Hapsburgs, the Spain of Columbus, of St Teresa, of Cort#65533;s and Pizarro, Vel#65533;zquez, and Goya, is the thread on which his narrative is strung. Vivid, varied, and enchanting, A Stranger in Spain reflects the pleasures and surprises of travel at its best, and will be enjoyed by all who know the country or intend to visit it, or simply prefer to travel at home. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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The book is written as though Morton was wandering, alone, through a continuous tour of Spain within a normal trip’s timeline. Sometimes though, the prose does not paper over all the cracks, at one stage Morton “recovers” a car we did not know he had from Madrid – a distance of 134 miles – to continue his journeys. The passage in fact marks a brief return to his home, by then in South Africa, and a return trip at a later date, but the craftsman in Morton keeps us continuously beside him without interruption of our now joint journey.
In his discussion of the locality of the foods of Spain – always excepting those delicious shellfish that seem to be always freshly available wherever one eats in Spain – his descriptions are just mouthwatering … he even attempts to offer the reader a little recipe or two! His very detailed and frank descriptions of the celebrated, cruel and gory bullfights would satisfy the curiosity of any reader who had not seen one and had already been quickly and fully sated. Yet Morton balances this with the obvious Spanish love of animals and he describes the charming – and seemingly happy – little ”burros” he meets. And being Morton he, of course, finds cats everywhere in including one of his own loved breed, a lonely Siamese.
The politics of Franco, which we could understand from his biographers probably sat easily with Morton, are not totally avoided, being integral to history, and the anticipated return of Spain to a Constitutional Monarchy is mentioned whenever he met it. (King Juan Carlos I resumed rule two days after General Franco’s death in 1975).
A masterly tour, a great read and entirely typical of this authors skills, ”Often imitated but never bettered” as fellow travel writer Jan Morris wrote.