Tag Archives: Rebecca West

The Books: “Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey Through Yugoslavia ” (Rebecca West)

Posted on April 8, 2006 by sheila

And here is my next excerpt. My history bookshelf. Next book on the shelf is the great Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Penguin Classics), by Rebecca West. A 1200 page masterpiece. Is it possible that every page contains interest, horror, … Continue reading →

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The Books: “Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History” (Robert Kaplan)

Posted on February 20, 2006 by sheila

My history bookshelf. Onward. Next book on this shelf is called Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History by Robert Kaplan. This was the book that launched Robert Kaplan’s career- although he had been writing books and articles for Atlantic Monthly … Continue reading →

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The Perfect Imaginary Dinner

Posted on January 4, 2005 by sheila

THE AUTHORS Christopher Marlowe. I have a TON of questions to ask that guy. Charles Dickens. Just because I have a feeling that the dude was a blast. He could sit at the head of the table, keep the liquor … Continue reading →

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Finishing Black Lamb and Grey Falcon

Posted on September 10, 2004 by sheila

… I finished Rebecca West’s Black Lamb and Grey Falcon early this morning. I began it in May. I tried to stretch out that damn epilogue – because even though the book is pretty much one long expose of pain … Continue reading →

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Field of the Blackbirds

Posted on August 27, 2004 by sheila

In Black Lamb and Grey Falcon they have now reached the Kosovo Polye (or Polje), aka “Field of the Blackbirds” – the scene of the defeat of the Serbs against the Turks in 1389. Losing at Kosovo Polye meant centuries … Continue reading →

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Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: an excerpt

Posted on August 25, 2004 by sheila

This is part of the chapter I read this morning. I’ve got a ton of thoughts about it all, but I’m not sure how to put it into words. In this excerpt, Rebecca West and her husband stop at a … Continue reading →

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Sarajevo, 1914

Posted on June 19, 2004 by sheila

This morning I finished the chapter in Rebecca West’s Black Lamb and Grey Falcon about the assassination of Franz Ferdinand in the streets of Sarajevo in June, 1914. Now, the book is amazing, in pretty much every way (content, writing-style, … Continue reading →

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Books: History List

Posted on June 11, 2004 by sheila

Taking my cue from Critical Mass, here is my compilation of favorite history, biography, and historical fiction. Criteria for books chosen is thus: The books chosen must be well written, and one does not need to have a lot of … Continue reading →

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Rebecca West on Croatia

Posted on June 8, 2004 by sheila

Excerpt from Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: Well, what did all this story mean to the people in Croatia, the people I was looking at, the people who had been selling me things? I had come to Yugoslavia because I … Continue reading →

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Rebecca West On the Germans

Posted on June 8, 2004 by sheila

Excerpt from Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: Rebecca West and her husband travel by train to Zagreb. It is 1937. Europe teeters, teeters. The train is full of primarily Germans, on their way to vacation on the Adriatic coast. This … Continue reading →

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