City of Illusions: A History of Granada
Helen Rodgers, "City of Illusions: A History of Granada"
English | ISBN: 019761941X | 2021 | 312 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
English | ISBN: 019761941X | 2021 | 312 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
Granada is a deceptive city, concealing a layered past and a complex character. The last Muslim capital in Western Europe, over the centuries it has captured hearts and imaginations, inspiring countless myths and legends. Yet its history reveals even more fascinating tales: secrets and
follies, victory and failure, poetry and art.
City of Illusions brings together Granada's many stories–the archaeological forger, the renegade French general, the garrotted liberal heroine, the Jewish poet who served two Muslim rulers. This colourful cast of characters takes us from the founding eleventh-century dynasty and the building of the
Alhambra, through the Reconquista, French occupation and Spanish Civil War, right up to the present day.
Granada's history has long been fought over, rewritten, idealised or buried. This rich, elegant book sets the record straight on a beautiful, elusive city, with all its quirks, mysteries, intrigues and triumphs.
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