Descrizione
Nourault ; 1972; Noisbn; Rilegato in tela rosa con titoli in oro al piatto, sovracoperta; 23,5 x 17,5 cm; pp. n.n; testo inglese – francese. Volume illustrato a col. Numerose fotografie ; Presenta segni d’uso e del tempo ai bordi della sovracoperta (piccole imperfezioni), interno senza scritte, volume lievemente brunito; Accettabile (come da foto). ; PREFACE Bernardin de Saint-Pierre as is well known Baudelaire and Joseph Conrad the fact is less so have in the past been moved by the climate of the islands and particularly by Mauritius, Isle of France». There, all is simply order and beauty Luxury, calm and voluptiousness”. wrote the author of Fleurs du Mal». Was he thinking of Mauritius or Réunion Island? One could argue that point at length. What matter, however, since Mauritius shares with her sister-island Réunion something indefinable, a sweetness of being, of living, of feeling,, which is felt only there the climate of the islands». Here, Creole gentleness has mingled for more than a century with qualities from nearby Asia India, that large peninsula, land of origin of the majority of our population, and China, sensitive and mysterious, alive and enticing, which leaves its mark on our tiny country. All these Eastern peoples mingle and understand one another in our soft Creole tongue by means of which the people of Mauritius participate in French civilization. Earthly paradises are becoming rare. Let us hasten to enjoy the last ones we have left. When all the countries where it is good to live have been transformed into polluted shores with whole patches filled with enormous cubes of reinforced concrete which some would like to term holiday resorts, perhaps there will still be Mauritius, austral land of sun and relaxation where: All is simply order and beauty Luxury, calm and voluptiousness». Gaëtan DUVAL Lord Mayor of Port Louis.; L’immagine se disponibile, corrisponde alla copia in vendita.
