Madrid by Jules Stewart
Madrid has now overtaken Barcelona to become Spain's most visited and popular city. Its literary tradition has always been deeply ingrained in the city's history and poets and writers continue to hold court in the city's literary salons. Jules Stewart guides the reader on a colourful journey through more than 400 years of literary and intellectual life, centred mostly in the Barrio de las Letras, and brings to life the people and places, vivid anecdotes and rich historical detail that made Madrid the heart of literary Spain.
Stewart [..] give[s] a full and rewarding portrait of this city that he clearly knows intimately, paving the way for fellow explorers, both in the literal and literary sense. * New York Journal of Books *
A tour de force. No one knows Madrid better than Jules Stewart, and there could be no better guide to the city’s rich literary past. Destined to become required reading for anyone with even a passing interest in Spain. -- Jason Webster, author of 'Andalus and Sacred Sierra'
For an elegantly written and deeply knowledgeable literary tour of Madrid, there could be no better guide than this wonderful volume by Jules Stewart. -- Sir Paul Preston, author of 'The Spanish Civil War'
A tour de force. No one knows Madrid better than Jules Stewart, and there could be no better guide to the city’s rich literary past. Destined to become required reading for anyone with even a passing interest in Spain. -- Jason Webster, author of 'Andalus and Sacred Sierra'
For an elegantly written and deeply knowledgeable literary tour of Madrid, there could be no better guide than this wonderful volume by Jules Stewart. -- Sir Paul Preston, author of 'The Spanish Civil War'
Jules Stewart is a journalist and author. He was born in New York and was a lecturer in Spanish language and literature before moving to Madrid, where he lived for twenty years. He now lives in London. His books include Madrid: The History; Albert: A Life; The Kaiser’s Mission to Kabul; On Afghanistan’s Plains: The Story of Britain’s Afghan Wars; and Gotham Rising: New York in the 1930s (I.B.Tauris).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781788310994 |
| ISBN 10 | 1788310993 |
| Title | Madrid |
| Author | Jules Stewart |
| Series | Literary Guides For Travellers |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2018-10-30 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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