{"product_id":"9781780600086","title":"The Tomb in Seville","description":"Author: Norman Lewis\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781780600086\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Eland Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Dec 2014\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is satisfying, and entirely in keeping with the mischievous character of Norman Lewis,\u0026amp;nbsp;that his very last book, \u003ci\u003eThe Tomb in Seville,\u003c\/i\u003e is also his first. For the extraordinary set of\u0026amp;nbsp;misadventures recounted in \u003ci\u003eThe Tomb of Seville\u003c\/i\u003e were first described in Norman Lewis's\u0026amp;nbsp;apprentice-work, \u003ci\u003eSpanish Adventure\u003c\/i\u003e, which he rightly refused to have re-issued in later life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1934 he travelled across the breadth of Spain into Morocco. The eve of the murderous\u0026amp;nbsp;civil war. He was acting as both friend and fellow-adventurer to his young brother-in-law,\u0026amp;nbsp;Eugene Corvaja, but also as minder, charged by his Sicilian father-in-law with keeping an\u0026amp;nbsp;eye on his son, who he knew to be a compassionate idealist easily attracted to left-wing\u0026amp;nbsp;causes. Norman, of course, had his own agenda, though the outward mission of this\u0026amp;nbsp;unlikely pair was to locate the tomb of the last Spanish Corvaja in the Cathedral of Seville.\u0026amp;nbsp;As an old man, he 'twice distilled' these powerful lifelong memories to create a slim,\u0026amp;nbsp;sharpened text, with all the bite of a vintage Norman Lewis.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'One of the best writers, not of any particular decade, but of our\u0026amp;nbsp;century.' Graham Greene\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Crackles with poker-faced wit and stylistic brilliance ... The light lash of Lewis's\u0026amp;nbsp;humour and his sniffer-dog's nose for the oddball remain undiminished.' The Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47924840464542,"sku":"ING-9781780600086","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781780600086.jpg?v=1782953694","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781780600086","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}