LAST OLD PLACE, a Search Through Portugal
Language: English
Published by Simon & Schuster, 1992
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
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First edition, 1st prntg. Jan Morris (introd). pale pink boards, red quarter-cloth spine, clean & bright, bndg crisp, no bumps, Unclipped b/w photo illus glossy dj, no creases or tears, exc unread, as new, gift cond; interior unmarked, b/w line drawing frontispiece, b/w chapter-head illus, 254 pp. 6"x 9'. author's affection for Portugal, product of 10 yrs living & working in the Portuguese world.
Seller Inventory # RB5217
- Title
- LAST OLD PLACE, a Search Through Portugal
- Author
- Proper, Datus C.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Publication year
- 1992
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0671782266
- ISBN 13
- 9780671782269
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- Europe, Travel-Portugal
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Reviews
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
One of the most enjoyable ways to get to know a country is through reading autobiographical travel writing. Proper and his guide, a 77-year-old Portuguese, ramble throughout Portugal and reminisce about the history and heroes, language, culture, and character of the Portuguese people. The author frequently quotes from Luis Vaz de Camoes's The Lusiads, and he enlivens his work with subtle humor, whether describing quiet fishing expeditions or detailing culinary delights while conversing with locals in the countryside. His reflections are not light reading but more an intellectual study of many aspects of the country and its people. The coverage of his journey is well balanced and enriching. Recommended for more specialized collections.
- Jo-Anne Mary Benson, Osgoode, Ontario
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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