In Extremadura

by Nick Gilbert

Overview

Part travelogue, part diary, part history of this hidden corner of Spain, In Extremadura is also a tragi-comic treatise on the nature of mortality, and a love letter to cinema & literature. It veers from the films of Orson Welles and Luis Bunuel to meditations on torture, terrorism and Welsh holidays, from peregrination (Islamic and Christian) to wild swimming in Scotland and the death of David Bowie. A rib-tickling and thought-provoking genre-buster. Originally published in 2017, and now fully illustrated. Read what the critics say:

“My book of the year” - Nick Gilbert
“Undoubtedly one of the books about Spain I have read” – Orson Welles
“Smells like Andalusian dog” – The Salvador Daily News
“Anyone expecting a book about Spain will be disappointed. In Extremadura is largely concerned with torture, terrorism, funeral playlists, Welsh holidays and other morbid subjects… “– Toby Schneebaum

Product Details

BN ID:	2940155143444
Publisher:	Nick Gilbert
Publication date:	12/10/2017
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	5 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

I was born in Bristol in 1964. I have been, at various times, a film student (Polytechnic of Central London, Bristol University and National Film School) actor, DJ, journalist, book reviewer, assistant editor on countless documentaries for the BBC and Channel 4 and, since the turn of the millennium, a lecturer and teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages in London (Morley College and Westminster University).