"My Very Long Youth" is poet, linguist and "self-taught" historian Lawrence Bohme's 16-part exploration of the Western Word in the second half of the 20th century, told in the narrator's inimitable and vivacious - "but always clear" - manner, and illustrated with his original drawings and photographs, as well as other documents which shed light on the free-wheeling spectrum of his passions - music, architecture, food, people in general and women of all kinds in particular. Bohme, who travels on a British Passport but describes himself as a "Eurican," was born in London in 1942 "under Hitler's...

Stories of adventures and discoveries in Spain and other parts of Europe, told and illustrated by world traveller, author, illustrator and linguist Lawrence Bohme. This collection is composed of scenes from Lawrence's life between the years 1960 to 2014: Christmas of the Gypsies / El pan de la Sierra / Mountain Ham / The First Time I Saw Cordoba / Marriage in Mallorca / Beer-Water / The Malign Spirits / The Necessary Courage / Virgin of the Star / The Photograph / Montefrio, Last Stop / The House at the Corner of Jesus / The Butcher Who Sang Like a Bird / Flamenco Summer / The Englishman Goes...

Granada, the city of the Alhambra Palace and the last Moorish kingdom of Andalucia, has a special place in our imagination, whether we have visited it or not. As well as being a city of exceptional beauty and interest, it is a symbol for all of us of what happens when different civilizations meet. That is why "Granada, City of My Dreams," in the words of the author, was written not only as a guide but as "a book about Granada for the nun in Norway sitting in her armchair and wishing to travel there in the mind." For, what fascinates us about this universal city is not only its monuments but...

Lawrence Bohme presently resides in the French Basque Country where, since retiring from his work as an external Unesco translator in Paris, he has been writing the story of his long and adventurous life, entitled "My Very Long Youth." . Fascinated by history, art, food, cinema and "life," Lawrence has selected a number of articles and extracts from his book, reflecting his years in France and, also, his many visits to Italy. Among the pieces selected for this colourful and free-wheeling anthology: French Seasons... My First Trip To Paris, December 1960 / Chez Vequaud, Avenue Parmentier /...

Lorenzo Bohme nos habla de su amor a Granada con estas palabras luminosas: "Granada ocupa un lugar muy especial en la imaginacion de cada uno, incluso para el que nunca haya pisado el laberinto de sus callejones y plazuelas. Buen ejemplo de esta fascinacion universal es la misma cancion que se podria llamar himno oficial de la ciudad, "Granada," y que fue compuesta no por un andaluz sino por un mejicano que nunca habia puesto pie ni siquiera en Europa, por el miedo que tenia a los barcos. La famosa estrofa sugiere este amor a distancia claramente: Granada, tierra sonada por mi. Si lo he...