{"product_id":"9781780602318","title":"A Quiet Evening : The Travels of Norman Lewis","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Norman Lewis\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eTravel writing\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 16 January 2025 by Eland Publishing Ltd in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Eland Classic' series.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHardback | 504 pages\u003cbr\u003e225 x 148 x 40mm | 754g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollected here, from a period of nearly five decades, are thirty-six of Norman Lewis s best articles. In each, his writing crackles with poker-faced wit and stylistic brilliance. As a witness to his times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe good, the bad and the absurd\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehe was unmatched, and his instinct for important events, and moments, was infallible. His range here includes Ibizan fishermen, an interview with Castro s executioner, the genocide of the South American Indian tribes, a paean to Seville and his meeting with a tragic Ernest Hemingway. That meeting was  a shattering experience,  Norman wrote to Ian Fleming who had commissioned him,  of the kind likely to sabotage ambition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFortunately it didn t, and the articles assembled between these covers are compulsive, hilarious, tender and beautifully written, at times deeply upsetting and always unforgettable.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Norman Lewis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64837505057117,"sku":"9781780602318","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1074\/9358\/9341\/files\/9781780602318.jpg?v=1780052148","url":"https:\/\/adventureintobooks.co.uk\/products\/9781780602318","provider":"Adventure Into Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}