The Story Of San Michele
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: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Few memoirs have captured the imagination of the reading world quite like The Story of San Michele, a sweeping autobiography that transports the reader from the cholera-ridden slums of Naples to the sun-drenched heights of Capri, where Swedish physician Axel Munthe built his beloved villa atop ancient Roman ruins. Written with the urgency and compassion of a man who lived several extraordinary lives at once, the narrative chronicles Munthe's decades as a society doctor in Paris and Rome, his harrowing relief work during natural disasters and epidemics, and his deep, almost mystical bond with animals and the natural world — all woven together by a restless, searching spirit. Munthe's prose is lyrical yet unflinching, shifting effortlessly between dark gallows humour and profound tenderness, a style that earned the book its remarkable status as one of the bestselling memoirs of the twentieth century. Published by the venerable John Murray imprint — the same house that published Byron — The Story of San Michele stands as a testament to a life lived on its own unapologetic terms, rich with encounters with the famous, the forgotten, and the desperately poor. For anyone who has ever dreamed of escaping the ordinary to build something beautiful from ruins, Munthe's story issues an irresistible and enduring invitation.
Author: Axel Munthe
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Few memoirs have captured the imagination of the reading world quite like The Story of San Michele, a sweeping autobiography that transports the reader from the cholera-ridden slums of Naples to the sun-drenched heights of Capri, where Swedish physician Axel Munthe built his beloved villa atop ancient Roman ruins. Written with the urgency and compassion of a man who lived several extraordinary lives at once, the narrative chronicles Munthe's decades as a society doctor in Paris and Rome, his harrowing relief work during natural disasters and epidemics, and his deep, almost mystical bond with animals and the natural world — all woven together by a restless, searching spirit. Munthe's prose is lyrical yet unflinching, shifting effortlessly between dark gallows humour and profound tenderness, a style that earned the book its remarkable status as one of the bestselling memoirs of the twentieth century. Published by the venerable John Murray imprint — the same house that published Byron — The Story of San Michele stands as a testament to a life lived on its own unapologetic terms, rich with encounters with the famous, the forgotten, and the desperately poor. For anyone who has ever dreamed of escaping the ordinary to build something beautiful from ruins, Munthe's story issues an irresistible and enduring invitation.