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A Cosmopolite's Journey

Episodes from a Life

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A Cosmopolite's Journey

Episodes from a Life

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In A Cosmopolite's Journey, the reader can almost feel the warm sea breeze of the Aegean, sense the roll of the ship, see the dancing waves foam at the prow, live for a moment like a modern day Ulysses and explore the deep mysteries of Greek culture, ancient, medieval and modern. The author's journey includes, in stark contrast, experiences during the Second World War, an interlude in colonial Africa and even an escape from an earthquake. This journey is filled not only with exotic places but also with extraordinary people who come vividly to life: bandits, Italian aristocrats, colonial officials, students and academics.

Table of Contents

Figs - 1923; the last of the Klephts - 1929; the beautiful pea-green boat - 1935; the majordomo - 1935; the unexpected - 1939; Saint Philomena - 1939; birds of a feather flock together - 1941-46; the tarantula - 1944; the European movement - my Berlin episode, 1946-49; the smuggler - 1950-51; a barberini burial - 1954; garden fertility -1958; Romeo and Juliet - 1967; an episode of my travels - Myriam, 1979; the olive grove - 1986.

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Published 31 Dec 1998
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Pages 288
ISBN 9781860642623
Imprint Radcliffe Press
Dimensions Not specified
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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