A Tuscan Childhood
- 288 stránok
- 11 hodin čítania
This is an autobiographical evocation of Tuscany long ago and today that places emphasis on characters and food.
Kinta Beevor Knihy
Kinta Beevorová sa preslávila svojím jediným dielom, ktoré vydala v úctyhodnom veku 82 rokov. Jej kniha je melancholickým pohľadom na detstvo strávené v drsnej krajine severného Toskánska, kde vyrastala na hrade s výhľadom na Carrarské Alpy. Rozprávačský štýl Beevorovej, ovplyvnený jej umeleckým pôvodom a rodinou spisovateľov, vykresľuje silné obrazy a intímne reflexie. Jej dielo ponúka čitateľom jedinečné spojenie osobnej histórie a literárnej tradície, ktoré zanecháva trvalý dojem.
"Wonderful...I fell immediately into her world, and was sorry when I reached the end." --Frances Mayes, author of Under the Tuscan Sun The sparkling memoir of an idyllic, bohemian childhood in an enchanted Tuscan castle between the wars. When Kinta Beevor was five, her father, the painter Aubrey Waterfield, bought the sixteenth-century Fortezza della Brunella in the Tuscan village of Aulla. There her parents were part of a vibrant artistic community that included Aldous Huxley, Bernard Berenson, and D. H. Lawrence. Meanwhile, Kinta and her brother explored the glorious countryside, participated in the region's many seasonal rites and rituals, and came to know and love the charming, resilient Italian people. With the coming of World War II the family had to leave Aulla; years later, though, Kinta would return to witness the courage and skill of the Tuscan people as they rebuilt their lives. Lyrical and witty, A Tuscan Childhood is alive with the timeless splendour of Italy.
