"Lawrence of Arabia and the Daughters of Thunder" is the last book of Macadán. This Granada specialized publishing house publishes for the first time in Spain an unpublished anthology of TE Lawrence's postwar correspondence, focused on his passion for motorcycles and his literary creation.
It is a book that reveals the man behind the myth, TE after the legend of Lawrence of Arabia; his life as a soldier in the Royal Air Force, his relationship with great personalities of the XNUMXth century and his last work as a rescue boat mechanic.
A highly interesting work that brings together his best maturity letters, an original poem and the story "Road", considered one of the best stories written about motorcycles. All in a quality edition: annotated, carefully translated and prefaced by Steve Wilson.
Regarding its formal characteristics, there are 208 pages of 21 x 13,5 centimeters bound in rustic covers with flaps. Its price, 19,90 euros.
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"Lawrence of Arabia and the Daughters of Thunder" will be on sale starting next April 1. You can access the promotional fragment of the work by clicking here
For those who do not know Macadán, it is a marginal publishing house specialized in motor literature. In his own words,
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We take on the challenge of bringing readers the best fiction and non-fiction narrative about motor racing, motorcycling, aviation and any other mechanics with a kinetic and evasive purpose, in the tradition of the Spanish and North American pulp. Novels, travels, biographies and essays make up our catalog. In it we rescue some fundamental books and present new and exciting ones yet to be discovered.
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After having the opportunity to read two of his recent titles, «The Enthusiasts», by Arturo Borja, and «Los aires roturados», by the aviation pioneer Jean Mermoz, we believe we are in a position to recommend their editions, both for content and across the continent.
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* Information prepared by press release