Dust In The Lion's Paw: Autobiography 1939-1946
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Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Binding intact, pages secure.
A landmark work of twentieth-century autobiography, Dust in the Lion's Paw chronicles the wartime years of one of Britain's most celebrated travel writers and adventurers, Freya Stark. Covering the period from 1939 to 1946, the memoir details Stark's remarkable experiences across the Middle East — from Egypt and Iraq to Aden and Yemen — as she worked in British propaganda efforts during the Second World War. Written with her characteristic elegance and intellectual depth, Stark presents a vivid portrait of a region in transformation, illuminating the political intrigues, personal encounters, and cultural landscapes she navigated as a woman of extraordinary independence and courage. This volume stands as the fourth and final instalment of her celebrated autobiographical series, and arguably its most dramatic, uniting her gift for lyrical prose with the urgency of a world at war.
Author: Freya Stark
Format: Hardback
Published: 1962, John Murray
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Binding intact, pages secure.
A landmark work of twentieth-century autobiography, Dust in the Lion's Paw chronicles the wartime years of one of Britain's most celebrated travel writers and adventurers, Freya Stark. Covering the period from 1939 to 1946, the memoir details Stark's remarkable experiences across the Middle East — from Egypt and Iraq to Aden and Yemen — as she worked in British propaganda efforts during the Second World War. Written with her characteristic elegance and intellectual depth, Stark presents a vivid portrait of a region in transformation, illuminating the political intrigues, personal encounters, and cultural landscapes she navigated as a woman of extraordinary independence and courage. This volume stands as the fourth and final instalment of her celebrated autobiographical series, and arguably its most dramatic, uniting her gift for lyrical prose with the urgency of a world at war.