Duende: A Journey in Search of Flamenco
by:
Jason Webster (author)
Having pursued a conventional enough path through school and university, Jason Webster was all set to enter the world of academe as a profession. But when his aloof Florentine girlfriend of some years dumped him unceremoniously, he found himself at a crossroads.
Having pursued a conventional enough path through school and university, Jason Webster was all set to enter the world of academe as a profession. But when his aloof Florentine girlfriend of some years dumped him unceremoniously, he found himself at a crossroads.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780552999977 (0552999970)
Publish date: January 1st 2004
Publisher: Black Swan
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Webster's account of his journey to Spain in search of spiritual nourishment and escape from the dreary, unhealthy life of academia treats of his painful struggle to become a flamenco guitarist, and his encounters with aficionados, Gypsies and Travellers.Webster, naïve and at times irritating, is an...