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It is a rather lengthy book, but it's all good. Add to that some really nice black & white photography. Highly recommended. "Iberia" by Michener was an amazing read. This is not a fictional writing, this is his views and experiences in Spain, with a lot of history and culture mixed in.
I've been all over the world and Spain is the only place that haunts me in a delicious way.Spain likely was the heart and soul of Imperial Rome.IBERIA is a splendid tale about a splendid place. He said Spain haunts people who go there. IBERIA is non-fiction memoir of Michener's experiences in Spain. I read the book before I went to Spain and found that Michener was right.
It is a great book to read immediately before or immediately after a trip to Spain. However, there is probably something to bore most readers as well.
Michener's reviews of paintings and sculptures go on at great length at times, but would probably be fantastic for someone who is more of an art aficionado than I. I enjoyed Michener's personal travel anecdotes and his reviews of European history the most.
"Iberia" is an amazing book. In the paperback version it is over 900 pages long and covers such a wide variety of subjects related to Spain that there is probably something to interest most readers.
The book was published in 1968 so it is a bit dated, but it is still a great review of all things pertaining to Spain. I can't believe that a person could research and write this book and get anything else done in one lifetime.
Michener's enthusiasm for his subject is quite evident as he discusses nearly every imaginable aspect of Spain.Make no mistake, this book represents a reading challenge.
As usual , James Michener narrative about Spain is very nice and worth reading to anybody, specially individuals who are planning to visit in the near future
If you must buy it, get some tissues -- you'll be bored to tears. This book is a rambling, dated, starry-eyed tourist's view of Spain. For a cultural guide or a historical record, try Ghosts of Spain: Travels Through Spain and Its Silent Past or The Buried Mirror: Reflections on Spain and the New World.
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