Ralph H. Brewster (1904–1951)
Autor de The 6,000 Beards of Athos
Sobre El Autor
Obras de Ralph H. Brewster
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1904
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 1951
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- UK
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Rome, Italy
- Causa de fallecimiento
- heart failure
- Ocupaciones
- dilletante travel writer
photographer - Biografía breve
- Described thus by Virginia Woolf:
"curious teeth; gooseberry coloured staring eyes; and an air of nervous instability. Large hands, hanging: only just neat enough to have tea. A sudden amused kindling in the gooseberry eyes; & the profuse storytelling of those who have lived with savages [...]"
Miembros
Reseñas
Estadísticas
- Obras
- 3
- Miembros
- 29
- Popularidad
- #460,290
- Valoración
- 4.0
- Reseñas
- 2
- ISBNs
- 4
- Idiomas
- 1
Brewster gives good descriptions of the landscape and architecture as well as telling the reader about the history and rituals of the monasteries. He also has many anecdotes from individual monks about their reasons for adopting the monastic life. The book has several appendices about history, statistics, organisation and architecture as well as a 'TripAdvisor' page noting the quality of food and guest rooms, the number of bugs and the state of the lavatories. The tradition of hospitality is universal and usually free although some monasteries expect a tip to the gatekeeper.
I read the book while looking at Google Earth which is helpful for orientation although, sadly, the absence of roads deprives us of street views of the buildings.… (más)