A Traveller's Companion to Madrid
A Traveller's Companion to Madrid
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'Ideal for the cultured tourist . . . a vivid portrait.' Times Literary Supplement
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A Traveller's Companion to Madrid by Hugh Thomas
The Earl of Clarendon describes 17th century bullfights; Salvador Dali plays a surrealist joke on a snooty barman at the Ritz; Rubens visits the Alcázar; Manet is at the Prado; generals and anarchists meet in the Puerta del Sol. Hugh Thomas has chosen these and other vivid snapshots of Madrid's history from diaries, letters, memoirs and novels across five centuries to evoke the city's drama and life.
All the essential spirit of Madrid -- sombre, aristocratic and tinged with violence* Bloomsbury Book Guide *
Outstanding . . . a tour de force. * Geographical Journal *
Outstanding . . . a tour de force. * Geographical Journal *
Hugh Thomas was an English historian, writer and life peer in The House of Lords. Best known for The Spanish Civil War (1961), for which he won the Somerset Maugham Award, Thomas wrote a number of political works and histories. By the end of his life, Thomas had been appointed Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government, and received the Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic from Spain as well as the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle. Hugh Thomas was an English historian, writer and life peer in The House of Lords. Best known for The Spanish Civil War (1961), for which he won the Somerset Maugham Award, Thomas wrote a number of political works and histories. By the end of his life, Thomas had been appointed Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government, and received the Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic from Spain as well as the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle.
| SKU | Non disponible |
| ISBN 13 | 9781845291006 |
| ISBN 10 | 184529100X |
| Titre | A Traveller's Companion to Madrid |
| Auteur | Hugh Thomas |
| Série | A Traveller's Companion |
| État | Non disponible |
| Type de reliure | Paperback |
| Éditeur | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Année de publication | 2005-03-24 |
| Nombre de pages | 352 |
| Note de couverture | La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier. |
| Note | Non disponible |