Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph
by T.E. Lawrence
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Author: T.E. LawrenceEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1991-06-01
ISBN: 0385418957
Number of pages: 784
Publisher: Anchor
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Summary: 4 Stars
If you sit down with a map and note pad to keep track of names and locations it is like being with him on the sand dunes. Just like going through the desert this is a book to take slowly. But you have to have a stong interst in the Arab situation of WWI.
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Seven Pillars of Wisdom is the monumental work that assured T.E. Lawrence's place in history as "Lawrence of Arabia." Not only a consummate military history, but also a colorful epic and a lyrical exploration of the mind of a great man, this is one of the indisputable classics of 20th century English literature. Line drawings throughout.This is the exciting and highly literate story of the real Lawrence of Arabia, as written by Lawrence himself, who helped unify Arab factions against the occupying Turkish army, circa World War I. Lawrence has a novelist's eye for detail, a poet's command of the language, an adventurer's heart, a soldier's great story, and his memory and intellect are at least as good as all those. Lawrence describes the famous guerrilla raids, and train bombings you know from the movie, but also tells of the Arab people and politics with great penetration. Moreover, he is witty, always aware of the ethical tightrope that the English walked in the Middle East and always willing to include himself in his own withering insight.
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