Constantinople
Format: Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781843911180
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This is the first translation into English of one of the most evocative accounts of exotic cities by one of the most loved Italian authors - a triumph of travel literature. to discover that his first glimpse of this much-awaited city will be one obscured and disfigured by fog. Yet as they travel nearer, he comes to appreciate that this slow 'unveiling' - with rooftops, domes and minarets being revealed one by one - is in fact perhaps the best introduction to Constantinople he could wish for. Such an arrival sets the precedent for his entire stay: as he moves around this most cosmopolitan of cities, he sees Greeks side by side with Turks, Armenians with Gypsies, and Catholics with Jews, and comes to a new understanding of the patchwork nature of life. cannot see today. Umberto Eco from his Foreword
| ISBN-13 | 9781843911180 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1843911183 |
| Weight | 0.81 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 4.75 x 1.00 x 7.50 In |
| List Price | $17.95 |
| Format | Hardcover |
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| Pages | 301 pages |
| Publisher | Hesperus Pr |
| Published On | 2005-08-01 |
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