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Notes from a Spanish Diary

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Item Code: NAN847
Author: Ranjita Biswas
Publisher: Niyogi Books
Language: English
Edition: 2017
ISBN: 9789386906014
Pages: 303 (81 Color Illustrations)
Cover: Hardcover
Other Details 8.5 inch x 5.5 inch
Weight 530 gm
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About the Book

'A journey of thousand miles must begin with a single step .. .'

Drawing on the riveting anecdotes of a solo Indian woman traveller, Notes from a Spanish Diary is a personal account of discovering the aura and flavour of Spain. Munching on the local cuisine and rambling along the lanes of Spanish history and culture, Ranjita Biswas has unfolded her indomitable experiences of travelling beyond her comfort zone, making this book an excellent choice for a tourist as well as an armchair traveller.

The author, in her very own journalistic style, has set forth her chronicles of Spain-her stories are poignant and tender, familiar and bizarre. The book may even send you off on your own adventure as you turn the pages and find her ambling on the trail of Flamenco and Mudejar art in Andalusia, discovering the stark resemblances of the Moorish architecture at Granada with that of Egyptian, Persian, Roman, Greek and even Japanese art forms, and savouring a paella of flavours at the fascinating cities of Barcelona and Madrid.

About the Author

Ranjita Biswas is an independent journalist, fiction and travel writer, and translator. She contributes to national and international publications on gender issues, development, health, film, travel, and art and culture. Ranjita is an award winning translator of fiction, who has won KATHA translation awards several times and her work has featured in their collections. She also has to her credit five published works in translation.

Folktales from Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh is her collection of retold stories from the rich folktale tradition of North East India.

Contents

Preamble to the Travelogue9
A paella of flavours: barcelona, Madrid, Toleldo, Segovia13
Anadalusia: On the trail of flamenco and mudejar art74
Granda and Cordoba: East meets West114
Northward to the Bay of Biscay146
Santiago de Compostela: Pilgrim's progress197
Images251
Acknowledgement299















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