An Interlude In Spain
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Yellowed
Set against the sun-scorched landscapes and turbulent soul of Spain, An Interlude in Spain transports the reader into a world of vivid encounters, political undercurrents, and personal revelation, chronicling a journey that is as much an inward odyssey as it is a geographic one. The narrative unfolds with a restless energy, drawing the reader into the rhythms of Spanish life — its passions, contradictions, and haunting beauty — as seen through the eyes of a protagonist navigating both the country's rich cultural tapestry and the darker shadows of its history. Charles Dydinalle writes with an observational precision and lyrical intensity that recalls the great travel writers of the mid-twentieth century, weaving together personal memoir, cultural commentary, and dramatic incident into a seamless whole. Translated for an English-speaking audience, the work carries with it the unmistakable texture of a Continental literary sensibility, one that refuses to reduce Spain to mere backdrop but instead presents it as a living, breathing force shaping every encounter and decision. Readers who have wandered the streets of Seville or gazed upon the plains of Castile will recognise something true here — and those who have not will find themselves urgently longing to do so.
Author: Charles D'Ydewalle
Format: Hardback
Genre: Historical fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Yellowed
Set against the sun-scorched landscapes and turbulent soul of Spain, An Interlude in Spain transports the reader into a world of vivid encounters, political undercurrents, and personal revelation, chronicling a journey that is as much an inward odyssey as it is a geographic one. The narrative unfolds with a restless energy, drawing the reader into the rhythms of Spanish life — its passions, contradictions, and haunting beauty — as seen through the eyes of a protagonist navigating both the country's rich cultural tapestry and the darker shadows of its history. Charles Dydinalle writes with an observational precision and lyrical intensity that recalls the great travel writers of the mid-twentieth century, weaving together personal memoir, cultural commentary, and dramatic incident into a seamless whole. Translated for an English-speaking audience, the work carries with it the unmistakable texture of a Continental literary sensibility, one that refuses to reduce Spain to mere backdrop but instead presents it as a living, breathing force shaping every encounter and decision. Readers who have wandered the streets of Seville or gazed upon the plains of Castile will recognise something true here — and those who have not will find themselves urgently longing to do so.