|
The Factory of Light: Life in an Andalucian Village | 
 enlarge | Author: Michael Jacobs
Publisher: John Murray Publishers Ltd
Category: Book
List Price: $37.20
Buy Used: $2.40
You Save: $34.80 (94%)
Used (11) from $2.40
Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 3432633
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 0719561639
Dewey Decimal Number: 910
EAN: 9780719561634
ASIN: 0719561639
Publication Date: June 5, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: We ship SAME DAY in professional Jiffy Bubble Mailer. FREE Upgrade to First Class Mail for all domestic orders.
|
| Also Available In:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Searching for a house to rent in the summer of 1999, Michael Jacobs was offered one in the remote olive-growing community of Frailes. This proved to be no ordinary village. Near in distance but far in spirit from the tourist centres of Granada, Cordoba and Seville, this was a place where the modern world enjoyed a strange co-existence with a virgin Andalucia ruled by a dynasty of saintly healers. Costumed villagers bearing huge baskets of local produce arrived to welcome him, and it was not long before he decided to take up more permanent residence as the sole guest of the aptly named Discoteca Oh!, where the household arrangements were reminiscent of Fawlty Towers.;Soon he was taken under the wing of El Sereno, an elderly Romeo whose home-pressed olive oil was believed locally to cure everything from baldness to impotence. And his friendship with the village social worker Merce - a woman who held court in a bar situated inside a cave - led him deeper into a miraculous world evoked for him by the name of a nearby isolated ruin: The Factory of Light.; As he shared in each season's special events - wine festivals and pilgrimages, pig and goat slaughtering, olive-gathering and mushroom picking - his own life became increasingly tied up with that of a village whose traditions and future were threatened by drought, unemployment, and decreasing population. Miracles were needed to save the place; and miracles began happening. With his dream of inviting a legendary Spanish actress to the village's abandoned Art Deco cinema, the truly unimaginable occurred, and the name of Frailes became known even to Hollywood. This story of how a restless urbanite finally put down roots is funny, moving and magical.
|
| Customer Reviews:
Explore the mystery and charm of a tiny Andalucian village... November 21, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
An English writer lands in an obscure village in the mountains of Andalucia, and to his surprise, finds himself increasingly swept up in the charm of the characters of the village and their way of life as he researches the town's mysterious `healers' whose fame had spread to even Australia. The story is told with warmth and humor as the author finds himself increasingly involved in the lives of his new friends and in keeping the hamlet from slipping into obscurity. When he organizes an "event" to bring visitors to the town, things turn hilarious as the plans careen from spectacular to chaos and the results are hilarious. This is a wonderful book for anyone with an interest in discovering a taste of the real Spain and Spanish rural way of life.
|
|
|
Disclaimer: This is an Amazon storefront - the products referenced on this site are manufactured and sold by other parties and sold through Amazon.com We make no representations regarding either the products or any information vendors offer about their products. Any questions, complaints, or claims regarding the products must be directed to the appropriate manufacturer or vendor, or to Amazon.com. |
| |
