THE STORY OF SAN MICHELE - Hardcover

MUNTHE, AXEL

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ISBN 10: 1298618800 ISBN 13: 9781298618801

Publisher: Andesite Press, 2015

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Review:

One of the most fascinating of books, wise in its appraisal of men, overflowing with humour and edged with irony, sharper than a surgeon's knife. There are chapters which are veritable de Maupassant plots in their concise and dramatic realism. (New York Herald Tribune)

Told with a power and an honesty which makes this a very remarkable document. (TLS)

The Story of San Michele has style, wit, humour, great knowledge of the world, mixed with that strange simplicity of mind that is often the attribute of genius. (Observer)

Romantic, realistic, pitiful and enchanting, this is the record of a citadel of the soul ... all fantasy does it seem? Impossible? Absurd? But San Michele stands there on the hill for witness. A miracle? Well, every work of art is a miracle, and every beautiful thing the shrine of a realized dream. (Daily Telegraph)

A most interesting and lovable revelation, enchantingly described. (Punch)

I have found Dr Munthe's reminiscences intensely interesting and enjoyable, and it is hard to convey their charm of mingled pathos and humour or their multiplicity of appeal. (Illustrated London News)

It is an amazing book: wonderfully beautiful at times, appallingly horrible at others. For horrors he rivals Poe, recounting his gruesome experiences with a quiet simplicity which is strikingly effective. (Western Mail)

'A beautifully written series of episodes from Paris to Capri, ...recounting the author's struggle to discover what he desires from life.' - Matthew Linnecar (Geographical)

There is enough material here to furnish the writers of sensational short stories with plots for the rest of their lives. (Daily News)

Book Description:

The extraordinary and enduring memoir of Axel Munthe, a travel bestseller since first published in 1929, captures the spirit and feel of an era

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