Roads to Santiago: Detours and Riddles in the Land and History of Spain

Roads to Santiago: Detours and Riddles in the Land and History of Spain

by Cees Nooteboom (Author), Cees Nooteboom (Author), Ina Rilke (Translator)

Synopsis

A many-tangented pilgrimage through ten centuries of Spain's history, its politics, its art, literature and architecture, its climate and its people, in which Nooteboom unlocks doors to an undiscovered Spain and reveals his obsession for a country he has come to know intimately over the course of forty years.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 368
Edition: Revised ed.
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 06 Mar 2014

ISBN 10: 186046419X
ISBN 13: 9781860464195
Book Overview: 'One of the great books about Spain' - Tristan Garel-Jones, Observer

Media Reviews
One of the great books about Spain -- Tristan Garel-Jones * Observer *
His prose is as sturdy as a good Rioja, and equally delicious -- Sara Wheeler
With this immensely attractive book, Cees Nooteboom joins a select band of writer... who have the rare ability to evoke the soul of a nation. No one with a feeling for Spain should fail to read this book * Daily Telegraph *
Invites the reader to share the excitement, experiences, even food, that the author has encountered while weaving his way through [Spain] slowly and deliciously... Mr. Nooteboom lingers in out-of-the-way places most tourists miss * New York Times Book Review *
Nooteboom plunges fervently into the fabric of Spain itself * San Francisco Chronicle *
Author Bio
Cees Nooteboom was born in the Hague in 1933. He is a poet and the author of prize-winning fiction and travel books. In 1993 he won the Aristeion European Literature Prize for his novel The Following Story. His books have been translated into many languages.