Here, like a treasure chest, are the polished gems of a whole life of writing on the road, reflecting a world now totally lost to us. From Yemen of the Imams to bandit chieftains, Neapolitan men of honour and tribal chieftains in Central America, as well as darker scenes: the doomed cultures of French rule in Indo-China, Cossacks being sent home to their death and the quiet holocaust of the indigenous peoples in the jungles of South America. This is a book of immense range and power, informed by an extraordinary lightness of touch: humour, humanity and the telling detail.
| ISBN: | 9781780601557 |
| Publication date: | 28th February 2024 |
| Author: | Norman Lewis |
| Publisher: | Eland Publishing Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 352 pages |
| Series: | Eland classics |
| Genres: |
Classic travel writing |