Roads to Santiago - A Modern Day Pilgrimage through Spain (Paperback)

Roads to Santiago is an evocative travelogue through the sights, sounds, and smells of a little known Spain-its architecture, art, history, landscapes, villages, and people. And as much as it is the story of his travels, it is an elegant and detailed chronicle of Cees Nooteboom's thirty-five-year love affair with his adopted second country. He presents a world not visible to the casual tourist, by invoking the great spirits of Spain's past-El Cid, Cervantes, Alfonso the Chaste and Alfonso the Wise, the ill-fated Hapsburgs, and Velazquez. Be it a discussion of his trip to the magnificent Prado Museum or his visit to the shrine of the Black Madonna of Guadalupe, Nooteboom writes with the depth and intelligence of an historian, the bravado of an adventurer, and the passion of a poet. Reminiscent of Robert Hughes's Barcelona, Roads to Santiago is the consummate portrait of Spain for all readers.

General

Imprint:	Thomson Learning
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2000
First published:	March 2000
Authors:	Cees Nooteboom
Dimensions:	229 x 150 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	351
ISBN-13:	978-0-15-601158-7
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > General Books > Travel > Travel writing > General
LSN:	0-15-601158-1
Barcode:	9780156011587

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