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Jackdaw Cake
An Autobiography
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Jackdaw Cake is Norman Lewis's account of the first half of his adventurous life, infused with his dry, infectious, and laconic wit. He takes us on a transformative journey from a stammering schoolboy to a worldly-wise, multilingual sergeant in the Intelligence Corps.
In Auberon Waugh's words, Lewis was on the brink of becoming "the greatest travel writer alive, if not the greatest since Marco Polo." The narrative leaves off in 1950, just before he began creating a series of superbly crafted, wry, but deeply humane travel books, including Dragon Apparent, Golden Earth, The Honoured Society, and Naples '44.
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ISBN: 9781906011826
Publisher: Eland Publishing Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 20 February 2013
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Eland Publishing Ltd
Illustration: Illustrations
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 135.0mm
Height: 215.0mm
Weight: 310g
Pages: 224
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