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File Size: 47885 KB
Print Length: 962 pages
Publisher: The Dial Press; Reprint edition (July 3, 2013)
Publication Date: July 3, 2013
Sold by: Random House LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B00DACZ97O
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I love James Michener's writing and am going to Spain in spring so wanted some insight into Spanish culture. First, the book was written in 1968 during Franco's last year's as dictator so some of Michener's views are now dated. Starting in the most remote, under-populated portion of Spain put me off from reading the rest of the book. But several weeks later, I picked it up and tried again and found his deep knowledge of the culture, people, food and life of Spain to be fascinating (once he got past Extremadura). I have read a few current guidebooks and a history of Spain, but this was by far, the book that gave me a real sense of Spain and what I should look for when we travel there. There is a wonderful chapter on Barcelona and Catalonia which gave me a deeper understanding of the current situation between Catalonia and Madrid. I would have given it 5 stars except for that awful first chapter and the last chapter that was all about bullfighting, the bulls, the matadors ad nauseum. If you're into bullfighting, this is the chapter for you, otherwise just skip over it like I did.
I read this during a recent trip to Spain to get away from the craziness here. His tales were a lovely addition to the trip, and although over 50 years old, amazingly relevant to current events. Michener was fascinated by Spanish history in that they had literally boatloads of gold coming to them, but they became quite backwards for a very long time. They used all the wealth in a quest to "defend the faith" rather than invest in needed agriculture, and expelled endless Jews and Moors who contributed expertise, to purify the country. That, along with inept and sometimesderanged rulers, was enough to overwhelm all the advantages they started out with.There are also a lot of personal anecdotes and adventures that help to decide where to go and to appreciate what you see.
A brilliant book, endlessly fascinating and including immensely varied perspectives on everything concerning Spain. It is not a travelogue, but an analysis of the Spanish people, their way of life, their psychology, their history, art, music, etc., etc. Basing himself in a number of different cities, many of them small cities that are not often featured in books on Spain. But through his conversations with people in all these places, he gains insights into all aspects of Spanish life. Michener's acquainance with the country is old and intimate, and he is deeply knowledgeable about Spanish art, music, literature, drama, the bullfight, and discusses all these topics, and many more, not in a lengthy, well-ordered and complete study of the subject, but as each topic is suggested by events, conversations, buildings, paintings, music, and other "encounters" he has during his many visits to Spain. The writer's style is magnificent, simple and unaffected, but inspiringly lyrical when he turns to topics that he loves particularly, art, music, birds, the bulls, etc.A deeply satisfying book and one that the lover of Spain will want to return to time and again.
Unlike his historical novels (Hawaii etc) that I read 40 or so years ago, I was thrilled that this was a memoir. I'm planning to visit Spain next year. Michener created a masterpiece by combining multiple trips into stories organized by area/region. The depth and breadth of his knowledge of history, art, literature, architecture etc is amazing. He hooked up with a photographer and the combination of narrative and pictures is outstanding.
I lived for a while in Spain. I was overwhelmed with a sense of the pageantry of history. Greeks and Romans, medieval conquerors, biblical characters and monarchs had trod this very ground. However I travelled mostly in blind awe. It was then that I chanced upon an American edition of Michener's Iberia in a small magazine and book stall. Iberia covers it all in encyclopedic detail. It's dated now [1966] and Spain sadly has been wrenched into Starbucks sameness. But the ancient footprints remain. You need fore knowledge. You might want to take this book with you if you plan an Iberian visit. Michener is awesomely experienced in art, history and global politics. He is an entertaining story teller too. P.S. Spain is 3/4th. the size of Texas but with a vastly more long and complicated history in comparison to size. Michener does a pretty good job in describing Texas in his book Texas. That fellow sure got around [1907-1997.]
James Michener's Iberia: Spanish Travels and Reflections chronicles the author's travels in Spain and his long-term love affair with all things Spanish. Published in 1968, the text is of course dated. Iberia has chapters on Badajoz, Toldeo, Cordoba, Las Marismas, Sevilla, Madrid, Salamanca, Pamplona, Barcelona, Teruel, Santiago de Compostela, and Bull fighting.Michener devoted parts of several chapters, and one complete chapter, to bull fighting. He was a passionate aficionado of bullfights, even though the vast majority of the bull fights he saw were profoundly disappointing.Michener is known for his long, rather slow, books and this one is nearly 800 pages of reminiscences. He can take many pages to describe hardly anything, but the reader hardly cares as the writing is so good. Readers interested in Michener's three pilgrimages to Santiago de Compostela will be disappointed by the lack of detail about those trips.The 1968 hardback edition features photographs by Robert Vavra, a friend of Michener. They are black and white and rather self-consciously "artistic."
The original publication of Iberia was 1968 and I read it then as I was a fan of Michener. I enjoyed it then but even more so the second time I read it in 2017 as I had just come back from a trip to Spain and Portugal. Iberia is a travel diary by Michener who was a very curious traveler and found many interesting people to chat with and many interesting places to visit while in Spain. I recommend it to anyone who has a particular interest in or is traveling to Spain.
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