Dinner with Persephone :
Storace, Patricia.
Dinner with Persephone : travels in Greece / Patricia Storace. - New York : Vintage books, 1996. - 398 p. ; 20 cm.
"'I lived in Athens, at the intersection of a prostitute and a saint.' So begins Patricia Storace's astonishing memoir of her year in Greece. Mixing affection with detachment, rapture with clarity, this American poet perfectly evokes a country delicately balanced between East and West.
Whether she is interpreting Hellenic dream books, pop songs, and soap operas, describing breathtakingly beautiful beaches and archaic villages, or braving the cursh at a saint's tomb, Storace, winner of the Whiting Award, rewards the reader with infromed and sensual insights into Greece's soul. She sees how the country's pride in its past coexists with profound doubts about its place in the modern world. She discovers a world in which past and present engage in a passionate dialogue. Stylish, funny, and erudite, Dinner with Persephone is travel writing elevated to a fine art."
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Greece--Social life and customs--20th century
Greece--Description and travel
914.95
Dinner with Persephone : travels in Greece / Patricia Storace. - New York : Vintage books, 1996. - 398 p. ; 20 cm.
"'I lived in Athens, at the intersection of a prostitute and a saint.' So begins Patricia Storace's astonishing memoir of her year in Greece. Mixing affection with detachment, rapture with clarity, this American poet perfectly evokes a country delicately balanced between East and West.
Whether she is interpreting Hellenic dream books, pop songs, and soap operas, describing breathtakingly beautiful beaches and archaic villages, or braving the cursh at a saint's tomb, Storace, winner of the Whiting Award, rewards the reader with infromed and sensual insights into Greece's soul. She sees how the country's pride in its past coexists with profound doubts about its place in the modern world. She discovers a world in which past and present engage in a passionate dialogue. Stylish, funny, and erudite, Dinner with Persephone is travel writing elevated to a fine art."
0679744789 0679421343 9780679744788
Greece--Social life and customs--20th century
Greece--Description and travel
914.95