{"product_id":"9788417594992","title":"THE HAPPY VALLEY","description":"\u003ch2\u003eTHE HAPPY VALLEY\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Happy Valley\u003c\/i\u003e, Annemarie Schwarzenbach transforms her stay in the Persian valley of the Lahr River into a mirror of her most intimate dramas. This work is the most personal and daring biographical account by one of the most fascinating figures of the 20th century, who was an inseparable friend of Klaus and Erika Mann, a travel companion of Ella Maillart, and a great passion of Carson McCullers. Through sincere and implacable prose, the author turns the memory of this remote place into an allegory of loneliness, love, and death, as well as a testament to her effort to be reborn and move forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book chronicles Annemarie Schwarzenbach's stay in the Persian valley of the Lahr River, a place that seems like the end of all roads. Years later, the author reworked that earlier text into a deeply autobiographical account. Far from being a simple travel diary, the work delves into her internal conflicts: existential angst, the struggle for her sexual identity, her drug dependency, and the constant search for a place in the world through long journeys across Persia, the Orient, Europe, the United States, and Africa. Life in the valley thus becomes an allegory of loneliness and death, but also an act of resistance to survive despite feeling lost and stateless. The memory of what she lived serves as a spur to extract new energy and be reborn from the abyss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe search for identity and the struggle against existential angst.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eHomosexuality and internal conflict in an era of repression.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eTravel as an escape and a tool for self-knowledge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLoneliness, love, and death as axes of the human experience.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eMemory and the effort to survive and be reborn from uprootedness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at readers interested in highly emotional autobiographical literature, in biographies of 20th-century literary figures, and in travelogues that transcend geography to delve into the interior landscape. It is also an essential read for those who follow the work of Annemarie Schwarzenbach or wish to know the life of one of the most unique and tragic voices of her generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book offers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn intimate and courageous testimony from an author who addresses her own demons without concessions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe opportunity to delve into the mind of a key figure in the Mann circle and interwar literature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA profound reflection on loneliness, identity, and the ability to be reborn through writing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA unique perspective that merges travelogue with the most sincere autobiographical confession.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Schwarzenbach, Annemarie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e La Linea del Horizonte\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Biography: general, Modern and contemporary fiction, Travel literature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cuadernos de Horizonte\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 2023\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 237 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Happy Valley\u003c\/i\u003e is a work that transcends the travelogue genre to become a literary confession of uncommon sincerity. Annemarie Schwarzenbach succeeds in making the Persian landscape the perfect backdrop for exploring her deepest wounds, offering the reader a text that is both beautiful and heartbreaking. For those seeking a read that combines psychological introspection with the travel experience, this book represents a unique opportunity to get closer to an author whose life and work continue to fascinate due to their intensity and honesty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LA LINEA DEL HORIZONTE EDICIONES","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53405827039579,"sku":"9788417594992","price":15.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978841759499.jpg?v=1781832642","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788417594992","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}