{"product_id":"a-quiet-evening-by-norman-lewis-9781780602318","title":"A Quiet Evening","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book contains the very best of Norman Lewis's travel writing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you already own \u003cem\u003eThe Changing Sky\u003c\/em\u003e (Jonathan Cape, 1959), which was later expanded by Eland in 1986 with the addition of another eight pieces and given a fresh title, \u003cem\u003eA View of the World\u003c\/em\u003e, you will encounter stories you have already read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn additional source are the three collections published by Picador: \u003cem\u003eTo Run Across the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e (1989), \u003cem\u003eThe Happy Ant Heap\u003c\/em\u003e (1998), and \u003cem\u003eA Voyage by Dhow\u003c\/em\u003e (2001), which sometimes included, or re-worked material that had appeared in other books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy happy agreement with the literary estate of Norman Lewis, all these five books have been withdrawn, so that all the best pieces are now in one book, \u003cem\u003eA Quiet Evening\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNorman always acknowledged the editors who commissioned him to travel; most of these pieces were originally written at the instigation of the \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eObserver\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46985591161068,"sku":"9781780602318","price":98.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/26809593482821.jpg?v=1762989224","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/a-quiet-evening-by-norman-lewis-9781780602318","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}