Book List: Five for Time and Place
Penelope Lively picks five books "that excel in depicting a particular time and place."
That's an interesting criterion. Some quick additions:
Berlin Stories by Christopher Isherwood
The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe
posted by Michael Wade @ 5:03 AM
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For another look at Berlin, this time right after WWII. The Good German by Joseph Kanon. Avoid the movie. Read the book.
Wally,
That is a good book. I also like Philip Kerr's Berlin Trilogy featuring a private detective in Nazi Germany.
Washington Irving's Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gentn. just oozes mid-19th century.
Thanks!
I just ordered the Irving book on Kindle and - poof! - it's here. Instant gratification.
Westminster Abbey is a great autumn chapter as is Rip Van Winkle and The Mutability of Literature.
Thanks for the tips. I'll start with those!
From the list, I'm assuming this is a contemporary list, not an all time list. If you have a Time and Place list which does not include Dickens anywhere, I don't know how valid it can be.
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