About the Author

Julian Green published over 70 books in France and was a member both of the Academie Francaise and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Reviews

'Exquisitely literary in a traditional French manner' - New York Review of Books 'The most bizarre and delicious of travel books' - Observer

'Exquisitely literary in a traditional French manner' - New York Review of Books 'The most bizarre and delicious of travel books' - Observer