Rebecca west s black lamb and grey falcon is considred one of the best travel books of the 20th century. Not only do we see the things she sees, we understand the mentality of the people. Rebecca west audio books, best sellers, author bio. Black lamb and grey falcon bears the travel book subtitle of a journey through yugoslavia, and it follows with consummate success the travel book formula of history and description and characterization on a thread of personal experience.
Black lamb and grey falcon 1994 edition open library. Rebecca west fell in love with yugoslavia on her first visit in 1935. A journey through yugoslavia is a 1941 travel memoir by british author rebecca west. A magnificent blend of travel journal, cultural commentary, and historical insight, black lamb and grey falcon. Black lamb and grey falcon by rebecca west overdrive. Black lamb and grey falcon by west, first edition abebooks. The resulting book is colored by that impending conflict, and by wests search for universals amid the complex particulars of balkan history. Far more than a travel book, it provides a background history of the balkans and a snapshot of the contemporary politics of the region. The black lamb is an american sixissue comic book limited series that takes place in a science fantasy setting. A journey through yugoslavia kindle edition by west, rebecca.
Aug 05, 2006 wests vast, complex book black lamb and grey falcon is more than a timeless guide to yugoslavia it is a portrait of the authors soul and of europe on the brink of war. Black lamb and grey falcon by rebecca west librarything. Rebecca wests epic masterpiece is widely regarded as the most illuminating book to have been written on the former state of yugoslavia. As she explains in the prologue, prior to her travels there, she knew very little about the balkans, other than it provided the backdrop to the assassination of austrian archduke franz ferdinand in 1914 the event that started world war i. Following world war ii, she also published two books on the relation of the individual to the state, called the meaning of treason and a train of powder. The first edition of the novel was published in 1941, and was written by rebecca west. A journey through yugoslavia canons main canons by west, rebecca, dyer, geoff isbn. Read black lamb and grey falcon by rebecca west available from rakuten kobo. Read black lamb and grey falcon online by rebecca west and.
Rebecca west 18921983 was a novelist, biographer, journalist, and critic. A journey through yugoslavia 2 volume set by rebecca west jan 1, 1941. This immensely long book, which runs to 1150 pages, is much more than a travelogue, however. A few years ago i read the return of the soldier, the first novel of rebecca west, the pen name of cicely isabel fairfield. Black lamb and grey falcon is a travelogue of epic sweep through the former yugoslavia and its many cultural regions. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. A journey through yugoslavia main by west, rebecca, dyer, geoff isbn. In the end, she saw the regions doomand our ownin a double infatuation with sacrifice, the black lamb and grey falcon of her title.
I quite liked it, but not nearly enough to pursue the author any further. A journey through yugoslavia is a travel book written by dame rebecca west, published in 1941 in two volumes by macmillan in the uk and by the viking press in the us. The new yorker written on the brink of world war ii, rebecca wests classic examination of the history, people, and politics of yugoslavia illuminates a region that is still a focus of international concern. Besides offering her impressions of the places she visits and the people she meets, west offers her take on her times and how they were shaped.
The book ends with a long, obviously epilogue which starts off with their last day in yugoslavia before heading back to budapest, but then quickly moves on to sum up all the history again, and brings it up to date the book was published in 1941, so obviously the menace that was sometimes hinted at during the 1937 trip was fully out in the. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. At almost 1200 pages its quite a tome, too heavy and too big even for. Croatia, dalmatia, herzegovina, bosnia, serbia, macedonia, old serbia, and. Written on the brink of world war ii, rebecca wests cl. Black lamb and grey falcon, a journey through yugoslavia. Black lamb and grey falcon is an 1,181page travel book written by dame rebecca west, published in 1941. Written over five years and totaling more than 1,100 pages, it was almost immediately and universally acclaimed as a masterwork of 20th century english literatureluster dimmed slightly by aspersions cast during the wars of succession in the former yugoslavia in the 1990s. West chronicles her trips through the balkans in the late 1930 and she ponders history and people. Black lamb and grey falcon by rebecca west goodreads.
Black lamb and grey falcon by rebecca west literaryladiesguide. Over more than a thousand pages, west recounts six weeks spent in the former yugoslavia in 1937, interweaving her travel narrative with a thorough history and ethnography of the region, in an attempt to show the past side by side with the present it created. Pdf black lamb and grey falcon book by rebecca west free. Aug 31, 2017 black lamb and grey falcon bears the travel book subtitle of a journey through yugoslavia, and it follows with consummate success the travel book formula of history and description and characterization on a thread of personal experience. Hailed as among the most important books of the twentieth century, rebecca wests magnum opus is a history, a travelogue, and a sociological study of. But earlier this year, on the recommendation of another blogger, i bought black lamb and grey falcon, one of her later books. Black lamb and grey falcon by rebecca west abebooks. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 1181 pages and is available in paperback format. Read black lamb and grey falcon by rebecca west,christopher hitchens with a free trial.
It is also a vivid account of the violent history of the balkans going back many hundreds of years. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. West writes, i had come to yugoslavia because i knew that the past has made the present, and i wanted to see how the. Black lamb and grey falcon, a journey through yugoslavia by. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading black lamb and grey falcon. About black lamb and grey falcon rebecca wests magnum opus. The book goes far beyond travelogue as west intersperses massive doses of slavic history and philosophy with her travel accounts. The new yorker written on the brink of world war ii, rebecca wests classic. Published in late 1996 and early 1997 by dc comics as part of their now defunct helix imprint, the series was written and drawn by tim truman. From christopher hitchens audio book arguably written on the brink of world war ii, rebecca wests classic examination of the history, people. Even if this a huge book, one never gets tired of the splendid narrative built by rebecca west all along this marvelous book. Feb 01, 2007 black lamb and grey falcon by rebecca west, 9780143104902, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Books similar to black lamb and grey falcon black lamb and grey falcon.
All about black lamb and grey falcon by rebecca west. A journey through yugoslavia is a record of her travels. Black lamb and grey falcon is a travelogue detailing wests travels through 1930s yugoslavia. Free download or read online black lamb and grey falcon pdf epub book. The book gives an account of balkan history and ethnography, and the significance of nazism, structured about her six week trip to yugoslavia in 1937. Part travelogue, part history, part love letter on a thousandpage scale, rebecca wests black lamb and grey falcon is a genrebending masterwork written in elegant prose. Written on the brink of world war ii, rebecca wests classic examination of the history, people, and politics of yugoslavia illuminates a region that. From christopher hitchens audio book arguably written on the brink of world war ii, rebecca wests classic examination of the history, people, and politics o. Black lamb and grey falcon a journey through yugoslavia this edition was published in 1994 by penguin in new york. But it is safe to say that as a travel book it is unique. Buy a discounted paperback of black lamb and grey falcon online from australias leading online bookstore. It is also notable for the vivid portraits of the people and places visited by the author. Black lamb and grey falcon is based on three trips that west made to yugoslavia between 1936 and 1938. Blogging black lamb and grey falcon james thomas snyder.
She published eight novels in addition to her masterpiece black lamb and grey falcon, for which she made several trips to the balkans. Editions of black lamb and grey falcon by rebecca west. The book is over 1,100 pages in modern editions and gives an account of balkan history and ethnography during wests sixweek trip to yugoslavia in 1937. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone. On black lamb and grey falcon the american conservative. The main characters of this history, travel story are. Many decades after its first publication, black lamb and grey falcon remains one of the finest introductions to the. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Booktopia has black lamb and grey falcon, a journey through yugoslavia by rebecca west. A journey through yugoslavia one volume edition by cicely isabel west, rebecca pseud. But what makes it so unlikely to be confused with any other book of history, politics, or culturewith, in fact, any other book is its unashamed depth of feeling. By the author of black lamb and grey falcon by west, rebecca and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The landscape and the people of yugoslavia are brilliantly observed as west untangles the tensions that rule the countrys history as. Wests vast, complex book black lamb and grey falcon is more than a timeless guide to yugoslavia it is a portrait of the authors soul and of europe on the brink of war.
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