"In this enjoyable Spanish travel memoir...Webster...fluidly
interlac[es] his foreigner's perspective with edgy and often
perilous cravings to live of a genuine flamenco guitarist...Webster
deserves praise for verbalizing an emotion that most people can
only feel or imagine." -"Publishers Weekly
"A journey into the heart of flamenco, it is as vivid and colorful
as an Almodovar film; it'll leave you with a burning desire to head
for Spain." -"Time Out (London)
"There are three great non-fiction books about Spain written by
Englishmen. One is Laurie Lee's "As I Walked Out One Midsummer
Morning, the other two are by Gerald Brenan: "The Spanish Labyrinth
"and South from Granada. In my view, Jason Webster's "Duende: ...is
very nearly up there in the pantheon....A powerful, dangerous book
that will win many prizes."
-"Conde Nast Traveller (London)
"Jason Webster has immersed himself deep in a world where few
outsiders have succeeded, and he writes about it in an engaging
style. I found his descriptions of the Flamenco underworld
irresistible, his characterizations deftly drawn, and his ideas and
observations on Spain and the Spanish thoughtful and intriguing...I
was drawn in straightaway, and although I hesitate to say this ...
I couldn't put it down." -Chris Stewart, Author of "Driving Over
Lemons
"This is a thoroughly good read. An honest attempt to explain a
consuming passion, it's a book where fact is definitely stranger
and more convincing than fiction." -Living Spain
"A compelling account of a culture closed to most "guiris
(foreigners) and infinitely darker and more dramatic than the
colourful tourist spectacles would have them believe."
-"The Observer(London)
"His descriptions of troubled modern day Spain are mesmerizing..."
-"Daily Express
"Jason Webster is an exceptional writer, and this is a great book."
-"Sunday Telegraph
"For a first book, indeed for any book, Webster's writing has great
assurance, and there are some superbly constructed
moments..."Duende is an impressive debut...We will be lucky if we
see many such passionate and evocative travel books this
year."-"Sunday Times (London)
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