Norman Lewis Pořadí knih

This collection showcases the literary contributions of Norman Lewis, curated by John Hatt, the founder of Eland. It highlights Lewis's unique perspectives and storytelling style, emphasizing his explorations of diverse cultures and experiences. The selection reflects Lewis's ability to capture the essence of the places he visited, making it a compelling read for those interested in travel literature and cultural narratives.

Norman Lewis trafił do Włoch jako oficer komórki brytyjskiego wywiadu dołączonej do sztabu amerykańskiej 5. Armii. Młody Brytyjczyk nie spodziewał się, że rok później będzie wyjeżdżał z dziennikiem pełnym wspomnień o niezwykłym mieście i jego mieszkańcach. Kiedy Lewis przybył do Neapolu, sytuacja - podobnie jak w reszcie kraju - poważnie się komplikowała. Kampania włoska trwała, Mussolini nie zamierzał się poddać, alianci wszędzie tropili faszystów, a cywile musieli zmierzyć się z problemami wojennej codzienności. Brakowało żywności, mafia rosła w siłę, a czarny rynek był jedynym ratunkiem dla głodnego miasta. Jednak neapolitańczycy, dla których jedzenie było ważniejsze nawet od miłości, wykazywali niezwykłą zdolność radzenia sobie w każdej sytuacji. W dniach poprzedzających wyzwolenie wyjedli wszystkie tropikalne ryby z miejskiego akwarium, a kiedy w nielegalnym obrocie pojawił się makaron, zorganizowali wyścigi w jedzeniu spaghetti. Dziennik z rocznego pobytu młodego Anglika w Italii to galeria nietuzinkowych postaci i zapis niezwykłych zdarzeń z miasta, w którym ludzie pomimo wojny i okupacji żyli pełnią życia.

Norman Lewis führt Tagebuch über seine Zeit als Nachrichtenoffizier in Neapel, von Herbst 1943, der Landung der alliierten Truppen bei Salerno, bis zu seiner Abberufung im Herbst 1944. Er verzeichnet Gewalt, Unfähigkeit, Not, Witz, Erfindungsgeist und Verstellungskunst der Bewohner dieser fernen, „orientalischen" Stadt am Ende des großen Krieges. Seine Chronik ist eine Initiation ins Neapolitanische. Das Buch urteilt nicht, sondern beobachtet und registriert mit großer Anteilnahme und doch mit Distanz.

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Brings together a lifetime's experience of travelling in tribal lands in a searing condemnation of the lethal impact of North American fundamentalist Christian missionaries on aboriginal life throughout the world.

Describes the Costa Brava, a place where men regulated their lives by the sardine shoals of spring and autumn and the tuna fishing of summer, and where women kept goats and gardens, arranged marriages and made ends meet.

Pátravému a osobitému zraku Normana Lewise uniklo jen málo míst na zemi, ale v průběhu své dlouhé kariéry se neustále vracel na Sicílii. Poprvé tento ostrov, od středověku takřka nedotčený, navštívil za války, a od té doby se sem v průběhu let mnohokrát vrátil, aby pozoroval, jakými změnami zdejší krajina i lidé procházejí. Po šedesáti letech neutuchajícího zájmu o vše sicilské sem přijíždí znovu s úmyslem napsat tuto knihu. Z každé stránky čiší fascinované zaujetí Sicílií. Lewis vypráví o všudypřítomné mafii, ale také o přátelství s policisty, novináři a uznávanými osobnostmi. Líčí krajinu a jazyk Sicilanů, vzpomíná na svého prvního tchána (profesionálního karbaníka, potomka knížecí rodiny a člena charitativní organizace Unione Siciliana), popisuje měnící se sexuální postoje, dopad africké imigrace, Palermo a jeho poničené paláce, ale také nás seznamuje s mnoha zajímavostmi týkajícími se podivných pověr, čarodějnic, banditů a vražd.

Despite communist incursions and tribal insurrection, Norman Lewis describes a land of breath-taking natural beauty peopled by the gentle Burmese. This is a country where Buddhist beliefs spare even the rats, where the Director of Prisons quotes Chaucer and where three-day theatrical shows are staged to celebrate a monk taking orders. Hitching lifts with the army and with travelling merchants, Lewis is treated to hospitality wherever he stops in this war-torn land, and reveals a country where 'the condition of the soul replaces that of the stock markets as a topic for polite conversation'.

Norman Lewis arrives in war-torn Naples as an intelligence officer in 1944. The starving population has devoured all the tropical fish in the aquarium, respectable women have been driven to prostitution and the black market is king. Lewis finds little to admire in his fellow soldiers, but gains sustenance from the extraordinary vivacity of the Italians. There is the lawyer who earns his living bringing a touch of Roman class to funerals, the gynaecologist who "specializes in the restoration of lost virginity" and the widowed housewife who times her British lover against the clock. "Were I given the chance to be born again," writes Lewis, "Italy would be the country of my choice."

In Sicily is a loving take on an extraordinary island, based on Norman Lewis's sixty-yearlong fascination with all things Sicilian! Few places on earth have escaped the singular eye of Norman Lewis, but always, in the course of his long career, he has come back to Sicily. From his first wartime visit - to a land untouched since the Middle Ages - through his frequent returns, he has watched the island and its people as they have changed over the years! Dedicated to a Sicilian journalist killed by a Mafia bomb, he rarely lets us forget the presence of organized crime. We benefit from his friendships with policemen, journalists and common people. Moreover, he writes beautifully of landscape and language, of his memories of his first father-in-law (professional gambler, descendant of princes and member of the Unione Siciliana), of Sicily's changing sexual mores, of the effects of African immigration, of Palermo and its ruined palaces - and of strange superstitions, of witches and bandits and murder.