by Ian Gibson · B · tapa dura · ISBN 9788466660143
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In 'Iberian Adventures', Ian Gibson, a renowned Hispanist, invites us on a personal and profound journey through Spain. To mark the 60th anniversary of his arrival in the country, Gibson travels through emblematic places, from the settings of Quixote to the border with Portugal, reflecting with irony on Spanish culture, history and customs. This book is a mixture of memoirs, essay and travel book, where the author shares his experiences, criticisms and his particular vision of Spain, offering the reader a unique and enriching perspective on Spanish identity.
Ian Gibson is an Irish author and Hispanist known for his biographies of the poet Antonio Machado, the artist Salvador Dalí, the bibliographer Henry Spencer Ashbee, the filmmaker Luis Buñuel, and particularly his work on the poet and playwright Federico García Lorca, for which he won several awards, including the 1989 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for biography. His work, La represión nacionalista de Granada en 1936 y la muerte de Federico García Lorca was banned in Spain under Franco.
