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Pierre Loti: Travels with the Legendary Romanticby Lesely Blanch
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:When Pierre Loti--traveler, acrobat, naval officer, celebrated writer--died in 1923, he was given a state funeral, the only French writer to have received such an honor besides Victor Hugo. This spellbinding storyteller--bohemian, exotic and fiercely romantic--spent his life escaping the constraints of bourgeois France, and in so doing redefined his age. He traveled the South Seas, Asia and the Middle East (his great obsession), he loved with intense passion and freedom, and he wrote some of the most exquisite novels and travel books of his time. As adored as he was scorned by French society, Loti led the life that most romantics only dared write about. Book News Annotation:He watched the licentious dances of Papeete, kept two families in the
same small town, and knew well the yellow miasma of sweat, incense
and filth of the Straits of Malacca. As a naval officer, journalist
and novelist he traveled to Asia, the Middle East and the South Seas,
and as a thorough Bohemian he lived out the armchair dreams of many a
good French bourgeois. Loti was a master of the romantic, rebellious
and original, and his life, in a time when few people had been
farther than a few miles from home, became legendary. Author Blanch
is also a bit of a legend herself; as she prepared this version of
her 1983 edition, she was also updating her autobiography to reflect
her attaining the age of 100. Distributed by Palgrave.
Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Review:"An exceptionally good biography of an exceptionally interesting man."--Noel Perrin, Washington Post Synopsis:This biography of the French writer examines many aspects of his life, from his travels in the South Seas, Asia and the Middle East to the novels and travel books he subsequently wrote. About the AuthorLesley Blanch, 1904-2007, was at heart a nomad. She travelled extensivelyand adventurously throughout her extraordinary life although her great passion was always for the Middle East and Russia. Married to the French diplomat and writer, Romain Gary, for 18 years, Blanch became arts features editor of Vogue in the thirties and turned to writing and journalism soon after. She was Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the author of The Sabres of Paradise, Pierre Loti (both Tauris Parke Paperbacks) and the bestselling The Wilder Shores of Love among many others. At the time of her death she was writing her autobiography, the sequel to her acclaimed Journey Into the Minds Eye. An inspiration to generations of writers, readers and travellers, Lesley Blanch was, in the words of Philip Mansel, "not a school, a trend, or a fashion, but a true original." What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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