by Washington Irving · tapa dura · ISBN 9788424128067
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«Erzählungen von der Alhambra» is Washington Irving's collection of tales and legends, in hardcover (337 pages, in German).
During his stay in Granada, Irving recreates the Alhambra, combining travel writing with legends about its Muslim past: princes, hidden treasures, magicians and impossible loves. The palace's courtyards, halls and gardens intertwine with Andalusian oral tradition in a classic between history and fiction.
Work originally published as Tales of the Alhambra in 1832. The ISBN of this German edition is 9788424128067.
A suitable read for those interested in travel literature, the history of Muslim Spain and short stories set in Andalusia.
Washington Irving was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He wrote the short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820), both of which appear in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of Oliver Goldsmith, Muhammad, and George Washington, as well as several histories of 15th-century Spain that deal with subjects such as the Alhambra, Christopher Columbus, and the Moors. Irving served as the American ambassador to Spain in the 1840s.
