About this title: Jason Webster is an American who moved to Spain in order to find "duende," an indefinable but integral part of flamenco. In this passionate memoir, Webster describes his devotion to flamenco guitar and his involvement with a distinctly dangerous woman.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Broadway
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780767911665ISBN:0767911660
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover; First Printing
ISBN-13:9780767911665ISBN:0767911660
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780385603614ISBN:0385603614
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover; First Printing
ISBN-13:9780767911665ISBN:0767911660
Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket. Hardcover. Broadway, 2003. 1st Edition/1st Printing. Fine Book in Fine Dust Jacket. Price Intact. Overall, a clean and tight copy to add to a collection or read and enjoy. Dust Jacket protected with a new archival cover. Bubble wrapped and shipped promptly in a box. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Broadway Books
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780767911672ISBN:0767911679
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Broadway
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780767911665ISBN:0767911660
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Broadway
Date Published: 2003-03-18
ISBN-13:9780767911665ISBN:0767911660
Description: Like New. Hardcover with dust jacket. Book is in top condition for a used item. Little to no wear to dust jacket, binding and boards. May have minor shelf rubs or remainder mark. read more
"Clinging to the memory of a flamenco performance in Granada, one evening on the hill of tombs with a view of Alhambra from above, I picked this book. Andalusia has introduced me to the art of flamenco. And I keep searching for words to describe that experience - the ultimate sublime feelings when you, the music, the dance, and the rest of the performance become one. Duende?
I would treat this book more as a memoir than a novel. It has its fine moments for me, especially when the setting moved to Granada. I like the scene when the author rehearsed his flamenco on a stonebench in the Generalife - jannat al-arif, the gardens of knowing. Suddenly the serene beauty of Alhambra - the palace of a thousand garderns - comes back to mind. Also the sounds of flowing water in most corners of it, just like the description of paradise in the Quran.
I do hope that this is not intended to be a novel. I sense that there is almost no plot and no destination to go to. I keep waiting for the punchline: whether or not the hero finds the "duende"; whether or not "the journey in search of flamenco" (as in the title) ever reach to a climax, whatever that is."
"Like the 5 million other people who have traveled to Spain, the minute I set foot in Andalucia I was hooked. This really is more of a memoir or personal journey than a book...but I felt all the more connected to it that way. I think for most people, flamenco is like the opera-immediately people either fall head over heels in love, or they just don't care for it; even after learning to appreciate the skill, they can't see the art. I myself was transfixed from the first staccato beats I heard. I have never been able to describe the experience, but I think Webster comes pretty darn close...if you have ever wondered what flamenco was like, you should read this book, because it is definitely more than a dance, more than a song..."
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