Books about the area we read and enjoyed
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One of the great books we have read about somebody's new life in Andalucia,
is Chris Stewart's book. We had the opportunity to meet him and we liked
even more his book. |
Driving over lemons, Chris
Stewart Ma ferme andalouse |
Laurie Lee and his account of his trip that ends
in Almuñécar
just before the Civil War. His plays his violon to make money during his
trip. I remember a Spanish woman pays him with tomatoes! Laurie Lee raconte son voyage en 1935-36 qui le mène finalement à Almuñécar just avant la guerre civile. Il joue du violon pour manger... un des détails: une femme lui met une tomate dans son chapeau. |
As I walked out one midsummer morning, Laurie
Lee Un beau matin d'été : Sur les chemins d'Espagne |
Do read it! It gives quite a special and mysterious
feeling to your visits of the Alhambra. C'est un must! Cela donne encore plus de sens à votre visite de l'Alhambra. Washington Irving était l'ambassadeur des Etats-Unis en Espagne à la fin du 19è siècle. Il a résidé quelque temps dans cet endroit. |
Tales of the Alhambra, Washington
Irving Contes de l'Alhambra |
I loved to read this book about a
lot of places I have been to in Spain, but also in Marocco and in Italy!
And I also noticed that life at the time was very inpredictable. J'ai beaucoup aimé ce livre qui parle des mondes chrétiens et musulmans en Espagne, au Maroc et en Italie. Ce livre donne une dimension au séjour andalous. |
The Crusades Through Arab Eyes, Amin
Malouf |
Detailed guide of the Alhambra & the Generalife with lots of pictures,
drawings, maps. If you are interested, make sure you buy it at the Alhambra
library before the visit. It's full of interesting information. Edilux |
Focus on the Alhambra,
Acedo, Aurelio, Edilux Existe en français |
The story of an Englishman in the Alpujarras in the beginning of the
20th century. Imagine! He used to walk to Granada from there on a regular
basis! |
South from Granada,
Gerald
Brenan Ne semble pas traduit |