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The Lawrence Durrell Travel Reader

The Lawrence Durrell Travel Reader


by Lawrence Durrell | Clint Willis

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 405 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Durrell's intoxicating reflections on Greece and the Mediterranean. With chapters on Corfu, Rhodes, Cyprus, Sicily, Delphi and Provence. (GRE186, $15.00)

Naples '44, A World War II Diary of Occupied Italy

Naples '44, A World War II Diary of Occupied Italy


by Norman Lewis

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 187 PAGES

A classic book by one of the 20th century's great travel writers. Naples '44 is funny and moving, and ultimately a meditation on war and the indomitable character of the Italian people. (ITL603, $14.95)

The Songs of the Kings

The Songs of the Kings


by Barry Unsworth

  • LITERATURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 342 PAGES

Unsworth's sly novel, set in 1260 B.C. as scheming Odysseus prepares to plunder Troy. A familiar story enhanced by Unsworth's mix of classic cadence, contemporary language, ripe humor and pulled-from-the-headlines satire. (GRE185, $13.95)

 

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