On an Aegean island one summer, an English traveller meets an
enigmatic elderly Frenchwoman. He is captivated by a painting she
owns of a busy Caribbean port overlooked by a volcano and, in time,
she shares the story of her youth there in the early twentieth
century. Set in the tropical luxury of the island of Saint-Jacques,
hers is a tale of romantic intrigue and decadence amongst the
descendents of slaves and a fading French aristocracy. But on the
night of the annual Mardi Gras ball, catastrophe overwhelms the
island and the world she knew came to an abrupt and haunting end.
The Violins of Saint-Jacques captures the unforeseen drama of
forces beyond human control. Originally published in 1953, it was
immediately hailed as a rare and exotic sweep of colour across the
drab monochrome of the post-war years, and it has lost nothing of
its original flavour.
General
| Imprint: |
John Murray Publishers Ltd
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
April 2004 |
| Authors: |
Patrick Leigh Fermor
|
| Dimensions: |
197 x 149 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - B-format
|
| Pages: |
144 |
| Edition: |
New Ed |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7195-5529-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
| LSN: |
0-7195-5529-9 |
| Barcode: |
9780719555299 |
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