Norman Lewis Libros

En 1944, Norman Lewis, agente del Servicio de Inteligencia británico, llegó a Nápoles, donde lascondiciones de vida eran tan precarias que los habitantes habían devorado hasta los peces del acuario municipal. Muchasmujeres se vieron abocadas a la prostitución como medio de subsistencia y la mafia se hizo tan indispensable para lasfuerzas de ocupación que acabó recuperando todo su poder. Aun así, los napolitanos no perdían el coraje y la inventiva:Norman Lewis diría al respecto que “un año entre los italianos me ha procurado tal admiración por su humanidad y sucultura que si me fuera dada la posibilidad de nacer de nuevo elegiría hacerlo en Italia”.

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Describes the Costa Brava, a place where men regulated their lives by the sardine shoals of spring and autumn and the tuna fishing of summer, and where women kept goats and gardens, arranged marriages and made ends meet.

Recounts the first half of the author's adventurous life with dry, infectious, laconic wit, observing the transformation of a stammering schoolboy into a worldly wise multilingual intelligence agent on the point of becoming a formidable travel writer.

This collection showcases the literary contributions of Norman Lewis, curated by John Hatt, the founder of Eland. It highlights Lewis's unique perspectives and storytelling style, emphasizing his explorations of diverse cultures and experiences. The selection reflects Lewis's ability to capture the essence of the places he visited, making it a compelling read for those interested in travel literature and cultural narratives.

Brings together a lifetime's experience of travelling in tribal lands in a searing condemnation of the lethal impact of North American fundamentalist Christian missionaries on aboriginal life throughout the world.

"Collected between these covers are twenty of Norman Lewis's pieces of travel writing, spanning a period of 30 years. He brings us face to face with Castro's executioner, with a tragic Ernest Hemingway and with the unchanged lifestyle of fishermen in an unspoilt Ibiza. He describes the gentle pleasures of Belize, the ferocious blood feuds of Sardinian bandits and the unpleasant duty of repatriating Cossacks to the Soviet Union in 1944." "At the heart of the collection is Lewis's famous report on the genocide of the Brazilian Indians, which led to the creation of Survival International to campaign for the rights of tribal peoples."--BOOK JACKET.

Norman Lewis avoids the easy pleasures of travelling through the hill-forts of Rajasthan, visiting palace hotels and the Taj Mahal. Instead his travels in India begin in the impoverished, overpopulated and corrupt state of Bihar - the scene of a brutal caste war between the untouchables and higher-caste gangsters