Black Lamb and Grey Falcon A Journey Through Yugoslavia
- 2 Jul 2020
- 9781786891631
- £22
- 1216 pp
- 129×198mm
In a few words
A travel literature classic. Introduced by Geoff Dyer: ‘As a book about Yugoslavia it’s a kind of metaphysical Lonely Planet that never requires updating’
The sheer quality and depth of the writing make it one of the great books of the century
Impossible to put down, both timeless and of its time – a travel book and epic narrative history brimming with passion, anger, scholarship and intuition, hatred and love
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‘Impossible to put down’ Observer
‘One of the great books of the century’ Times Literary Supplement
Rebecca West’s epic masterpiece not only provides deep insight into the former country of Yugoslavia; it is a portrait of Europe on the brink of war. A heady cocktail of personal travelogue and historical insight, this product of an implacably inquisitive intelligence remains essential for anyone attempting to understand the history of the Balkan states, and the wider ongoing implications for a fractured Europe.
One of the supreme masterpieces of the twentieth century . . . As a book about Yugoslavia it's a kind of metaphysical Lonely Planet that never requires updating
Geoff Dyer
It is hard to convey the flavour of a book so rich in observation, history, philosophy, political ideas and ironic humour
It is a brilliant antidote to the disease that would have us believe that these are faraway countries about which we know nothing
Such incandescent writing – you find yourself wanting to mark every sentence in order to go back and relish it again
Brian Eno
