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Black Lamb and Grey Falcon
Rebecca West
History
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon
by Rebecca West
—· 1181 p· 1942
20th Century ClassicLiterary Canonreflectivehauntingphilosophicaldark
Overview
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Hailed as among the most important books of the twentieth century, Rebecca West's magnum opus is a history, a travelogue, and a sociological study of Yugoslavia that examines how the past shapes the present In a breathtakingly wide-ranging journalistic work, West richly chronicles her travels throughout Yugoslavia in the 1930s, introducing vivid characters and illuminating details. More than a travelogue, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon connects the people and places West encounters to the long histo…
Pages
1,181
Penguin
Linguistic complexity
5/5
Very Dense
Thematic complexity
5/5
Profound
Rating
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Reader feel
Prose
10
Historical Insight
10
Cultural Analysis
10
Worldbuilding
9
Narration
9
Emotional depth
8
Pacing
5
Plot twists
3
My journey
My experience
private
Status
Unread
Started
DNF
Finished
My rating
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History
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Hailed as among the most important books of the twentieth century, Rebecca West's magnum opus is a history, a travelogue, and a sociological study of Yugoslavia that examines how the past shapes the present In a breathtakingly wide-ranging journalistic work, West richly chronicles her travels throughout Yugoslavia in the 1930s, introducing vivid characters and illuminating details. More than a travelogue, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon connects the people and places West encounters to the long histo…