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Granite Island Dorothy Carrington

Granite Island By Dorothy Carrington

Granite Island by Dorothy Carrington


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Summary

Recounting the archaic beliefs of rural Corsica, with its witchcraft and its vendetta system, viewing Genoese architecture, or commenting on the modern "pleasure invasion", this book also evokes the scenery of the granite villages of Corsica. This book won the Heinemann Prize.

Granite Island Summary

Granite Island: Portrait of Corsica by Dorothy Carrington

Recounting the archaic beliefs of rural Corsica, with its witchcraft and its vendetta system, viewing Genoese architecture, or commenting on the modern "pleasure invasion", this book also evokes the scenery, the mountains and olive trees, the heady scent of the maquis and the austere beauty of the granite villages of Corsica. This book won the Heinemann Prize.

Table of Contents

The Imperial City; The First Heroes; Birth of a Myth; Night-hunters of Souls; Aristocracy and Honour; Law of the Outlaws; Penitents and Bandits; Violence and Piety; Heretics and Revolutionaries; The Outpost; The Disinherited; Fallen Capitals; Saint and Adventurers; The Core of the Island; Liberation - Tradition and the Enlightenment; The End of an Epoch. Historical Summary.

Additional information

GOR001319915
9780140095241
0140095241
Granite Island: Portrait of Corsica by Dorothy Carrington
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Penguin Books Ltd
1984-05-31
368
N/A
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