Allegorizings (eBook)

Jan Morris (Autor)

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2021 | 1. Auflage
204 Seiten
Faber & Faber (Verlag)
978-0-571-37069-6 (ISBN)

Infos

'Almost nothing in life is only what it seems.' Soldier, journalist, historian, author of forty books, Jan Morris led an extraordinary life, witnessing such seminal moments as the first ascent of Everest, the Suez Canal Crisis, the Eichmann Trial, The Cuban Revolution and so much more. Now, in Allegorizings, published posthumously as was her wish, Morris looks back over some of the key moments of her life, and sees a multitude of meanings. From her final travels to the USA and across Europe to late journeys on her beloved trains and ships, from the deaths of her old friends Hilary and Tenzig to the enduring relationships in her own life, from reflections on identity and nations to the importance of good marmalade, it bears testimony to her uniquely kind and inquisitive take on the world.

Jan Morris was born in 1926 of a Welsh father and an English mother. She spent the last years of her life with her partner Elizabeth Morris in the top left-hand corner of Wales, between the mountains and the sea. Her books include Coronation Everest, Venice, the Pax Britannica trilogy and Conundrum. She was also the author of six books about cities and countries, two autobiographical books, several volumes of collected travel essays and the unclassifiable Trieste and the Meaning of Nowhere. She was recognized in 2018 for her outstanding contribution to travel writing by the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards. In the same year, In My Mind's Eye: A Thought Diary was published. It was followed by a second volume of diaries, Thinking Again, in 2020, and then her posthumously published final book, Allegorizings, in 2021.

Rezensionen

She was one of the most extraordinary, inspiring, kindest people I ever had the luck to meet. Please read her.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.11.2021
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Schlagworte: Conundrum Paris Review • Diana Athill Bill Bryson Michael Palin Clive James Alan Bennett • Everest Edmund Hillary Tenzing Norgay James Morris • Everest Edmun Hilary Tenzing Norgay James Morris • Robert Macfarlane Alexander McCall Smith • Venice Triste Thinking Again In My Mind's Eye
• ISBN-10: 0-571-37069-1 / 0571370691
• ISBN-13: 978-0-571-37069-6 / 9780571370696