Granite island : a portrait of Corsica
Carrington, Dorothy2008
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'Get away from here before you're completely bewitched and enslaved,' Dorothy Carrington was told, while sitting in a fisherman's cafe at the magically quiet midday hour. But enslaved she was. 'Granite Island' grew out of years spent in Corsica and is a vivid portrait of the island. 'Get away from here before you're completely bewitched and enslaved...' Dorothy Carrington was told, while sitting in a fisherman's cafe at the magically quiet midday hour. But enslaved she was. GRANITE ISLAND, much more than a travel book, grew out of years spent in Corsica and is an incomparably vivid and delightful portrait. For the first time Corsica is brought to light as a vital element in Europe: a highly individualistic island culture whose people have nurtured their love of freedom and political justice, as well as their pride, hospitality and poetry.
Main title:
Granite island : a portrait of Corsica / Dorothy Carrington ; with an introduction by Rolli Lucarotti.
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Edition:
[New] ed.
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2008.
Collation:
xxii, 336 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., 1 map ; 20 cm.
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Notes:
Formerly CIP. UkIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780141442273 (pbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
233309
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