by Gerald Brenan · Tusquets Editores S.A. · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788411073677
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The delightful and unforgettable chronicle of an English traveler in the Alpujarra region of Granada in the 1920s. Among the many English globetrotters who, attracted by Spanish history and geography, have recounted their adventures in these lands, Gerald Brenan is a peculiar case. Seduced by 'a country that has insisted on maintaining a certain dose of anarchy and rebellion,' Brenan wanted to record all the aspects that attracted him, from the amorous customs of the locals to the local gastronomy, passing through children's songs, the miserable brothels of Almeria, or even the visits he received from figures such as Dora Carrington, Lytton Strachey, Virginia Woolf, or Roger Fry. First published in 1957, this extraordinary work offers an original symbiosis of archaeology, history, ethnology, and anthropology, sprinkled with suggestive interpretations that set it apart from all other travel narratives.
