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Roads to Santiago: Detours and Riddles in the Lands and History of Spain

by Cees Nooteboom

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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 Velázquez. 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.

Synopsis:

An elegant and richly detailed chronicle of Nootebooms exploration of Spain, conducted over three decades. His ultimate destination is Santiago de Compostela. Humorous, affecting, and reflective, these essays beautifully describe the authors journeys through this mysterious and mystical land. Black and-white photographs. Translated by Ina Rilke.

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About the Author

CEES NOOTEBOOM was born in 1933 in The Hague. He has published nine novels and over a dozen collections of travel writing, including Roads to Santiago. He lives in Amsterdam and Spain.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780151001972

Subtitle:

Detours and Riddles in the Lands and History of Spain

Translator:

Rilke, Ina

Author:

Nooteboom, Cees

Author:

Rilke, Ina

Publisher:

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Location:

New York :

Subject:

Spain

Subject:

Essays

Subject:

Civilization

Subject:

Europe - Spain & Portugal

Subject:

Essays & Travelogues

Subject:

Spain & Portugal

Subject:

Spain Civilization.

Subject:

Authors, Dutch

Edition Number:

1st U.S. ed.

Edition Description:

Trade Cloth

Series Volume:

43

Publication Date:

19970501

Binding:

Hardback

Language:

English

Illustrations:

b/w photos throughout

Pages:

368

Dimensions:

9 x 6 in

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Product details 368 pages Harcourt - 2009-04-15 English 9780151001972 Reviews:

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An elegant and richly detailed chronicle of Nootebooms exploration of Spain, conducted over three decades. His ultimate destination is Santiago de Compostela. Humorous, affecting, and reflective, these essays beautifully describe the authors journeys through this mysterious and mystical land. Black and-white photographs. Translated by Ina Rilke.