SOUTH FROM GRANADA

Between 1920 and 1934, Gerald Brenan lived in the remote Spanish village of Yegen and South of Granada depicts his time there, vivid ly evoking the essence of his rural surroundings and the Spanish way of life before the Civil War. Here he portrays the landscapes, festivals and folk-lore of the Sierra Nevada, the rivalries, romances and courtship rituals, village customs, superstitions and char acters. Fascinating details emerge, from cheap brothels to archaeological remains, along with visits from Brenans friends from the Bloomsbury ...[Leer más]