Out of the sea, as if Homer himself had arranged it for me, the islands bobbed up, lonely, deserted, mysterious in the fading light...I had everything a man could desire, and I knew it. I knew too that I might never have it again. I felt the war coming on - it was getting closer and closer every day. For a little while yet there would be peace and men might still behave like human beings. Just before the outbreak of World War II, the American Henry Miller, who had been living in Paris after the publication of his novels ...
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Out of the sea, as if Homer himself had arranged it for me, the islands bobbed up, lonely, deserted, mysterious in the fading light...I had everything a man could desire, and I knew it. I knew too that I might never have it again. I felt the war coming on - it was getting closer and closer every day. For a little while yet there would be peace and men might still behave like human beings. Just before the outbreak of World War II, the American Henry Miller, who had been living in Paris after the publication of his novels "Tropic of Cancer" and "Tropic of Capricorn", took a boat to Athens in the heat of summer. There he met his friend Lawrence Durrell, who took him to Corfu. Miller's exploration of Greece - Athens, the islands and the Pelopponese - was later described by him as the 'high water mark in life's adventures thus far'. In beautiful and passionate prose, he perfectly captures the splendour and magic of the country, concentrating not only on the landscape but also the people. His classic narrative is peppered with fabulous portraits of poets and artists, chief among them Katsimbalis, the Colossus himself.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Dust Jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 550grams, ISBN:
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Used-Acceptable. Fair paperback. 1st Penguin edition, 1950. Pages yellowed. Front cover heavily faded with some surface wear. Spine faded and browned. Rear cover worn at corners; small losses at upper corners with damage to pages underneath; lower corner a bit crushed.
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New. Explores the Grecian countryside with his friend Lawrence Durrell in 1939. In this book, the author describes drinking from sacred springs, nearly being trampled to death by sheep and encountering the flamboyant Greek poet Katsumbalis, who 'could galvanize the dead with his talk'. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVG; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129...2012. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
