ISBN10: 156656395X, ISBN13: 9781566563956, [publisher: Interlink Publishing Group, Inc, Massachusetts] Softcover Paperback. A new and innovative series offering in-depth cultural, historical and literary guides to the great cities of the world. More than ordinary guidebooks, they introduce the visitor or armchair traveller to each city's unique present-day identity and its links with the past.Paul Buck explores this seven-hilled city with a particular emphasis on its literature and arts. Viewing the "white city" from angles high and low, from miradouros and alleyways, pursuing songs and saudade, he discovers the confidence of a cosmopolitan city full of the sounds and tastes of its former colonies. A city in a hurry to modernize, but one that can slow anybody to its relaxed pace. Lisbon stands alone as the last city on the western edge of Europe, a capital and port rich with a history of exploration and discovery, and immersed in dreams of its maritime past. Paul Buck explores this seven-hilled city with an emphasis on literature and the arts. Maps and line drawings. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
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