Isbn: 9780243233083 - la lecture au cours moyen (classic reprint) (3 resultados)

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book recounts the adventures and observations of a traveler's journey through the Mediterranean and beyond. The author shares a series of vignettes that detail the lively conversations and events that unfolded among passengers and crew, and the colorful characters who inhabited the ports he visited. From an encounter with a blind scholar of Arabic in Tunisia, to the antics of a young English lord, the author provides a rich and nuanced portrait of life at sea, and interweaves these experiences with his observations on the social, political, and religious life of a world in flux. With lyrical prose, and an eye for cultural detail, the author brings the Mediterranean to life, providing a vivid historical snapshot and a delightful study of human nature. The book offers a glimpse into a Mediterranean where cultures collide and intertwine, and begs the reader to contemplate the challenges and the rewards of engaging with the unfamiliar. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…