Aubrey Menen Libros
22 de abril de 1912 – 13 de febrero de 1989
A. C. Aubrey Menen es célebre por sus obras satíricas, que a menudo profundizan en la naturaleza del nacionalismo y los contrastes culturales derivados de su herencia irlando-india y su crianza británica tradicional. Su escritura, informada por una trayectoria diversa que incluye la crítica teatral y el trabajo durante la guerra en la India, ofrece una perspectiva aguda sobre el choque de culturas. Menen emplea magistralmente el humor y la ironía para exponer las absurdidades sociales. Su voz distintiva y su enfoque literario resuenan en los lectores que aprecian la aguda observación y un estilo narrativo poco convencional.
Since the ruins of vanished civilizations present puzzles that can never be fully solved, their presence remains a question. In the case of the Phoenicians, the principal traders and seamen of the ancient world, the mystery is especially intriguing, for such accounts of them as we have were written by others they encountered. And yet, though the defeat of Hannibal and the destruction of Carthage in the 2nd c BCE meant the end of their known presence, the fragmentary ruins of the cities they built along the Mediterranean shores show their extraordinary achievements. This book takes you to their cities, Leptis Magna, Timgad, Palmyra, and Petra, recreating a vivid picture of the Phoenians and their cities.
