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Lena Lencek

Author of The Beach: The History of Paradise on Earth

7 Works 299 Members 2 Reviews

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Includes the name: Lena Lenček

Works by Lena Lencek

The Beach: The History of Paradise on Earth (1998) — Author — 120 copies, 1 review
Beach : Stories by the Sand and Sea (2000) — Editor — 33 copies, 1 review
Pilgrimage (2003) 33 copies
Off the Wall: Wonderful Wall Coverings of the Twentieth Century (2003) 32 copies
Escape: Stories of Getting Away (2002) — Editor — 29 copies
Sail Away: Stories of Escaping to Sea (2001) — Editor — 28 copies
Antic Alphabet (1994) 24 copies
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The Beach: The History of Paradise on Earth by Lena Lencek
A nifty history of the beach's role in (mostly) European culture from antiquity to the present, tracing the evolving perception of the beach from "wilderness" to "retreat for the wealthy (or the dropout)" to "vacation spot for the masses." Slights the 20th century, the New World, and popular culture, but still fascinating--a coastal version of Marjorie Hope Nicolson's _Mountain Gloom and Mountain Glory_.
Mar 4, 2006
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Beach : Stories by the Sand and Sea by Lena Lencek
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