A Quiet Evening: The Travels of Norman Lewis (Eland Classics)

Collected Here, From A Period Of Nearly Five Decades, Are ThirtySix Of Norman LewisS Best Articles. In Each, His Writing Crackles With PokerFaced Wit And Stylistic Brilliance. As A Witness To His Times The Good, The Bad And The Absurd He Was Unmatched, And His Instinct For Important Events, And Moments, Was Infallible. His Range Here Includes Ibizan Fishermen, An Interview With CastroS Executioner, The Genocide Of The South American Indian Tribes, A Paean To Seville And His Meeting With A Tragic Ernest Hemingway. That Meeting Was A Shattering Experience, Norman Wrote To Ian Fleming Who Had Commissioned Him, Of The Kind Likely To Sabotage Ambition. Fortunately It DidnT, And The Articles Assembled Between These Covers Are Compulsive, Hilarious, Tender And Beautifully Written, At Times Deeply Upsetting And Always Unforgettable.