![]() A heady cocktail of personal travelogue and historical insight, this product of an implacably inquisitive intelligence remains essential for anyone attempting to understand the history of the Balkan states, and the wider ongoing implications for a fractured Europe. Rebecca West's epic masterpiece not only provides deep insight into the former country of Yugoslavia it is a portrait of Europe on the brink of war. In 1946 she reported on the trial for treason of William Joyce (Lord Haw-Haw) for The New Yorker magazine. ![]() (1942), an examination of Balkan politics, culture, and history. A heady cocktail of personal travelogue and historical insight, this product of an implacably inquisitive intelligence remains essential for anyone attempting to understand the history of the Balkan states, and the wider ong. Other articles where Black Lamb and Grey Falcon is discussed: Rebecca West: visited Yugoslavia and later wrote Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, 2 vol. 'One of the great books of the century' - Times Literary Supplement ![]()
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