Description: Further DetailsTitle: Luca AntaraCondition: NewEAN: 9781842433195ISBN: 9781842433195Publisher: Oldcastle Books LtdFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 05/20/2009Item Height: 198mmItem Length: 129mmAuthor: Martin EdmondLanguage: EnglishDescription: 'Luca Antara is a book-lover's book, a graceful and mesmerizing blend of history, autobiography, travel and romance.' - JM Coetzee Part memoir, travelogue, history and part detective story, Luca Antara is a rich tapestry of history and the present. It parallels the life of the author, an émigré to Sydney, and the life of an historical figure, António da Nova, the servant of a Portuguese explorer who in the 1600s sends him to find out more about Luca Antara (now Australia). New to Sydney, Martin Edmond finds himself impoverished and displaced. He earns money as a taxi driver but spends his spare time frequenting second hand bookshops trying to learn more about the history of Australia and the wider region. The people Edmond encounters in his taxi and in his search for rare books are varied and strange, offering the reader a voyeuristic glimpse into Sydney's sub-culture. Sent to discover more about Luca Antara, António da Nova's crew mutiny and dump him on the West Australian coast. He is found by Aborigines, who take him on an epic walk across northern Australia. Eventually he manages to return to his master in Portugal who awaits news of his explorations. Edmond's reading centres upon da Nova, but each book he reads leads to another and the subject becomes broader and increasingly fascinating. The lives of the two men and the strange customs and unique social mores of each man's culture and time intertwine throughout the book, ending with Edmond literally walking in the footsteps of da Nova across northern Australia.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: HistoryRelease Year: 2009 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Luca Antara
Title: Luca Antara
EAN: 9781842433195
ISBN: 9781842433195
Release Date: 05/20/2009
Release Year: 2009
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Book Title: Luca Antara
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oldcastle Books, The Limited
Topic: Cultural Heritage, Australia & Oceania, Essays & Travelogues, Australia & New Zealand
Publication Year: 2010
Item Height: 0.8 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Travel, Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 10.1 Oz
Author: Martin Edmond
Item Length: 8 in
Item Width: 5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
