Perseus in the Wind: A Life of Travel

by Freya Stark

Book Overview

Written just after World War II, Perseus in the Wind (named after the constellation) is perhaps the most personal, and haunting, of all Freya Stark's writings. Putting together memories and reflections, "harvested from life and accident," that have carried her through her travels, Stark 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780762402
• ISBN13: 9781780762401
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Tauris Parke Paperbacks
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.7"