The Rose Cafe: Love and War in Corsica by John Hanson Mitchell (English) Paperba

Description: The Rose Cafe by John Hanson Mitchell John Hanson Mitchell recounts his time in the isolated backcountry of Corsica in 1962. While working (illegally) at the Rose Cafe in Ile Rouse, Mitchell spent his days observing the lives of the regulars: a local group of card players, colorful reprobates from the continent, and a younger crowd of fellow students, all spellbound by the lush charms of the island. Depicting the pivotal role that his time in Corsica played in his own development as a writer, Mitchell captures the rhythms and intrigues of a life lived elsewhere. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In 1962, while he was a student in Paris, John Hanson Mitchell spent a luminous six months on the Mediterranean island of Corsica at the Rose Cafe, in Ile Rousse. Twenty-two, Mitchell spent his idyll hours there observing the lives of the people who frequented the place. These included a group of local card players (some with possible underworld connections) who visited each night, as well as colorful continental types and a younger crowd at play - all spellbound by the lush charms of the island.In the polished prose that has made his other books so distinctive and well-loved, Mitchell captures the rhythms and intrigues of a life lived elsewhere, bringing us an insiders portrait of the light and dark shadows that loomed over postwar Corsica. He reveals in the process the islands magic at work on his own life - how it cultivated the bloom of his writing talent and shaped his sense of place. Flap "The reader of Buchwald and Feingolds long awaited book will learn not only about Newton the historian, but also about his theological, alchemical, mathematical, and astronomical work. The authors have something new to say about every facet of Newtons intellectual endeavor: about his peculiar way of working with numbers and data, his anxieties concerning evidence and testimony, his polemics with the English and the French erudites."-- Niccol Author Biography John Hanson Mitchells work is focused on a square mile tract of land known as Scratch Flat, located about thirty-five miles north-west of Boston. Mitchell has used this anomalous landscape of rolling hills, farms, forests and encroaching suburbs to explore his continuing interest in natural and human history and the whole question of place in human cultures, both native and European. Best known of this series of books is the first, Ceremonial Time- Fifteen Thousand Years on One Square Mile, a New York Times Editors Choice. The latest book in the group is An Eden of Sorts- The Natural History of My Feral Garden. All of these books have been collected together in a series known as The Scratch Flat Chronicles. Review "Mitchell is a master of sensual detail. His Corsican idyll, youths paradise lost, enchants, still vivid and affecting some 40 summers gone.""One of our finest guides . . . He shows us how we can cease our wanderings and come to know a place.""The juxtaposition of the beautiful islands vitality . . . [is] captured well in Mitchells precise and evocative prose." Details ISBN158243445X Author John Hanson Mitchell Short Title ROSE CAFE Language English ISBN-10 158243445X ISBN-13 9781582434452 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2008 Residence Littleton, MA, US Imprint Counterpoint Subtitle Love and War in Corsica DOI 10.1604/9781582434452 Place of Publication Berkeley Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2008-11-25 NZ Release Date 2008-11-25 US Release Date 2008-11-25 UK Release Date 2008-11-25 Illustrator Gladys Jose Birth 1927 Affiliation Clark University Position journalist Qualifications J.D. Pages 256 Publisher Counterpoint Publication Date 2008-11-25 DEWEY 914.4990484 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159384094;

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