Steven Nightingale
Autore di Granada: A Pomegranate in the Hand of God
Opere di Steven Nightingale
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Informazioni generali
- Sesso
- male
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Premi e riconoscimenti
Statistiche
- Opere
- 10
- Utenti
- 96
- Popolarità
- #196,089
- Voto
- 3.3
- Recensioni
- 1
- ISBN
- 17
The author’s description of the delighted reaction of his new neighbours to his small daughter, and their welcoming generosity, mirrors exactly our experiences as newcomers in rural Andalucía. There is a charm about the people here, an old-fashioned courtesy and fascination with strangers, which the author also describes in Granada.
At times I wished for a little more about modern-day Granada and less of the history [this has the feel of an academic book] but it is written with an easy poetic style and is a broad introduction to Moorish Spain. It is a rich and complicated story which, when known, aids understanding of today’s Andalucía.… (altro)