The Unknown Islands
Raul Brandão author David Brookshaw translator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:University of Massachusetts Press
Published:30th Apr '20
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
The Unknown Islands is considered one of the most beautiful works of travel literature in Portuguese and one of the most important homages to the Azorean archipelago. In the summer of 1924, Raul Brandão undertook a trip with other intellectuals through the Azores and Madeira. Fascinated with the landscapes of the islands and seduced by the people, he went on to pen this foundational text of Azorean literature—elegantly capturing the history, memory, and imaginary of this storied place.
"Raul Brandão’s beautifully crafted account of the social life and natural history of the Azores archipelago – is one of the greatest travelogues in the Portuguese language. Its crystalline realism and supple lyricism would have left Bruce Chatwin green with envy had he known it; David Brookshaw’s sensitive and nuanced translation – the first in English – was worth the wait." – Times Literary Supplement
ISBN: 9781951470005
Dimensions: 213mm x 137mm x 17mm
Weight: 295g
236 pages