The author observes: "All of Greece is absorbing and rewarding. There is hardly a rock or stream without a battle or myth or miracle or a peasant anecdote or a superstition; and talk and incident, nearly all of it odd or memorable, thicken round the traveller's path at every step." In 'Mani', one of the "two best travel books of the century", Patrick Leigh Fermor fully bears this out. His glorious fusion of scholarship, history and imagination is a joy to read.
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The author observes: "All of Greece is absorbing and rewarding. There is hardly a rock or stream without a battle or myth or miracle or a peasant anecdote or a superstition; and talk and incident, nearly all of it odd or memorable, thicken round the traveller's path at every step." In 'Mani', one of the "two best travel books of the century", Patrick Leigh Fermor fully bears this out. His glorious fusion of scholarship, history and imagination is a joy to read.
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Add this copy of Mani: Travels in the Southern Peloponnese Fermor, to cart. $12.95, very good condition, Sold by isbnbooks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Eugene, OR, UNITED STATES, published 1984 by Penguin Group.
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John Craxton. VG+ 8vo. original printed paper wraps (slightly rubbed & creased, a little toning and occ. spots); pp. [xii], 320, with title page illustration & maps. A very good copy.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 700grams, ISBN:
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Very Good. Size: 8vo 8"-9" tall; A fine and accessible travelogue and of exploration of continental Greece and outlying islands. From the publisher blurb, "His greatest book, Mani, was about a journey through that little-known and, at the time, archaic region. [He] traveled simply, staying with fishermen and farmers, which enabled him to capture the essence of the region. Almost every page has its own literary tour de force, often with intimidating displays of learning and research mixed with fantasy, imagination and acute descriptions of the scene itself." Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if lightly toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Slight forward cock to spine. xiii [1], 2-320 pp. including full index. Photographs by Joan Eyres Monsell, and frontis illustration by John Craxton. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original gilt decorated red cloth (small nick at head of spine and Boots label on upper board-otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. xiii + 320, illus with b&w frontis by John Craxton, b&w photos by Joan Eyres Monsell and maps (small pen mark on bottom edge; no inscriptions).
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Monsell, Joan Eyres; Craxton, John. Good in Good jacket. 8vo. Jacket price clipped, rubbed, chipped, and tanned. Some foxing to jacket and closed edges. Spine ends lightly bumped, content clean and firm.
Fantastic book, as are all of Paddy Fermor's, detailing the rigors and utter delights of foot travel in a harsh and un"developed" landscape peopled by rural Greeks hospitable to the stranger and historically violent toward one another. Extraordinary landscape, encounters with persons, and ruminations on history and art.
martha d
Dec 6, 2012
A Travel Classic
"Mani" is far more than a travelogue. It is a classic book about a remote and fascinating area of Greece by one of Britain's best post-war writers. The Mani is an area within the southern Peloponneses. It is remote, difficult to reach and travel within, and has remained isolated since Byzantine and earlier times. Life within the Mani is being lived as it was hundreds of years ago. Myths, history, and poetry are preserve in the everyday. Fermor writes in brilliant prose based on historical and cultural knowledge , with the deep sympathy of one who loves Greece and the Greeks and who has lived among them.
Susan B
Nov 15, 2012
a great bedside table book
I found Fermor through a WSJ Weekend essay. The great thing about Alibris is you can find it, buy it for 99cents and, if it disappoints, discard it all in a matter of days. This book does not disappoint. A wonderful true adventure/travel story in the rugged interior of Greece when land phones were rare, and transportation by buses, donkey or foot stays surprisingly contemporary both in language and discernment. A few pages before lights out is like having a box of bon bons beside the bed. A small taste of a world lost to the relentless invasion of game shows and mobile apps is made bright again.
