Perseus in the Wind: A Life of Travel

by Freya Stark

Book Overview

Written just after the Second World War, Perseus in the Wind (named after the constellation) is perhaps the most personal, and haunting, of all Freya Stark's writings. She muses on the seasons, the effect light has on a landscape at a particular time of day, the smell of the earth after rain, Muslim saints, Indian temples, war and old age. Each chapter is devoted to a particular theme: happiness (simple pleasures, like her father's passion for the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1838601813
• ISBN13: 9781838601812
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Tauris Parke
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.7"