Allegorizings by Jan Morris
New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice Jan Morris delivers her final volume, brimming with reminiscences, meditations on daily life, and mini-essays on everything from maturity to whistling to Princess Diana.
Throughout, she demonstrates the stylistic command that has always distinguished her workWhile stressing empathy and resisting pomposity, she refuses to suffer fools gladly. Engaging reflections on a life lived fully and well. -- Kirkus Reviews
Perhaps the greatest travel writer of her time. -- Matt Schudel - Washington Post
To open a book by Jan Morris is like popping the cork on a bottle of champagne: pop, fizz, then bubbles of delight. -- Scott Simon - NPR
Distinctive, elegant, formidable. . . . Morris made travel seem like the best way to truly be alive in one's skin. -- Dwight Garner - New York Times
No matter what topic Morris covered over the course of her nearly eight-decade career-from travel to history to her own transition-she did so with insight, elegance and unflinching honesty. -- Stuart Emmrich - Vogue
Perhaps the greatest travel writer of her time. -- Matt Schudel - Washington Post
To open a book by Jan Morris is like popping the cork on a bottle of champagne: pop, fizz, then bubbles of delight. -- Scott Simon - NPR
Distinctive, elegant, formidable. . . . Morris made travel seem like the best way to truly be alive in one's skin. -- Dwight Garner - New York Times
No matter what topic Morris covered over the course of her nearly eight-decade career-from travel to history to her own transition-she did so with insight, elegance and unflinching honesty. -- Stuart Emmrich - Vogue
Jan Morris (1926-2020) lived and wrote as James Morris until 1972. She resided with her partner, Elizabeth Morris, in northwest Wales, between the mountains and the sea. Her many books included In My Mind’s Eye, Coronation Everest, and the Pax Britannica trilogy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780871404145 |
| ISBN 10 | 0871404141 |
| Title | Allegorizings |
| Author | Jan Morris |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2021-04-16 |
| Number of pages | 264 |
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