{"product_id":"9781780602318","title":"A Quiet Evening","description":"Author: Norman Lewis\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781780602318\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Eland Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 May 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 384 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book contains the very best of Norman Lewis's travel writing. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you already own \u003ci\u003eThe Changing Sky \u003c\/i\u003e(Jonathan Cape, 1959) which was later expanded by Eland (in 1986 with the addition of another eight pieces) and given a fresh title, \u003ci\u003eA View of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, you will encounter stories you have already read. An additional source are the three collections published by Picador, \u003ci\u003eTo Run Across the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e (1989)\u003ci\u003e The Happy Ant Heap\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), and\u003ci\u003e A Voyage by Dhow \u003c\/i\u003e(2001) which sometimes included, or re-worked material, that had appeared in other books. By happy agreement with the literary estate of Norman Lewis, all these five books have been withdrawn, so that all the best pieces are now in one book \u003ci\u003e A Quiet Evening\u003c\/i\u003e. Norman always acknowledged the editors who commissioned him to travel  most of these pieces were originally written at the instigation of the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker, The Sunday Times, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eObserver \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e New Statesman.  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47924841218206,"sku":"ING-9781780602318","price":49.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781780602318.jpg?v=1782953726","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781780602318","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}