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ISBN-10: 014310490X
ISBN-13: 9780143104902
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publish Date: 02/01/2007
Dimensions: 8.44" L, 5.50" W, 2.26" H

Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey Through Yugoslavia

Introduction by: Christopher Hitchens

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Price: $32.00

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“Rebecca West’s magnum opus . . . one of the great books of our time.” —The New Yorker

Written on the brink of World War II, Rebecca West’s classic examination of the history, people, and politics of Yugoslavia illuminates a region that is still a focus of international concern. A magnificent blend of travel journal, cultural commentary, and historical insight, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon probes the troubled history of the Balkans and the uneasy relationships among its ethnic groups. The landscape and the people of Yugoslavia are brilliantly observed as West untangles the tensions that rule the country’s history as well as its daily life.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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"A masterpiece . . . as astonishing in its range, in the subtlety and power of its judgment, as it is brilliant in expression." –The Times (London)

"Surely one of the great books of our century." –Diana Trilling

"Everyone should read . . . Rebecca West's Black Lamb and Grey Falcon. If you're looking to take a really large, totally insane travelogue about the complexities of Balkan Eastern European history with you to a world where your cell phone won't disturb you and Twitter won't bother you, you really can't do better than this book. . . . It's . . . a great example of an individual talent going to a particular place and yielding just a really, really, really fascinating document." –Ross Douthat, The New York Times's Matter of Opinion podcast ("33 Reading Recommendations for Your Summer Vacation")

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Details

ISBN-10: 014310490X
ISBN-13: 9780143104902
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publish Date: 02/01/2007
Dimensions: 8.44" L, 5.50" W, 2.26" H
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