In Tasmania - Adventures at the End of the World
Verlag | Random House UK |
Auflage | 2005 |
Seiten | 384 |
Format | 19,8 cm |
Gewicht | 274 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
ISBN-10 | 0099466082 |
EAN | 9780099466086 |
Bestell-Nr | 09946608EA |
Abenteuer am Ende der Welt! Die faszinierende Geschichte einer einzigartigen, idyllischen fernen Insel durch zwei turbulente Jahrhunderte hinweg, mitreißend erzählt von Nicholas Shakespeare.
Kurzbeschreibung:
'A beautiful affectionate portrait' Sunday Times
Klappentext:
In this fascinating history of two turbulent centuries in an apparently idyllic place, Shakespeare effortlessly weaves the history of this unique island with a kaleidoscope of stories featuring a cast of unlikely characters from Errol Flynn to the King of Iceland, a village full of Chatwins and, inevitably, a family of Shakespeares. But what makes this more than a personal quest is Shakespeare's discovery that, despite the nineteen century purges, the Tasmanian Aborigines were not, as previously believed, entirely wiped out.
Rezension:
"The narrative is part Peter Carey, part Gothic novel, with plenty of drunkeness, torture,villainy and cannibalism to be aghast at. A fine travel book too" Evening Standard