Hav: Last Letters from Hav of the Myrmidons

'Journey through a mystical country where everything is possible and easily arranged' in this 2-part travelogue set in a fictional Mediterranean city of dreams (Los Angeles Times). 'A touching lover letter . . . to life itself'--featuring Last Letters from Hav, shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and a foreword by Ursula K. Le Guin (The Independent) Hav is like no place on earth. Rumored to be the site of Troy, captured during the crusades and recaptured by Saladin, visited by Tolstoy, Hitler, Grace Kelly, and Princess Diana, this Mediterranean city-state is home to several architectural marvels and an annual rooftop race that is a feat of athleticism and insanity. As Jan Morris guides us through the corridors and quarters of Hav, we hear the mingling of Italian, Russian, and Arabic in its markets, delight in its famous snow raspberries, and meet the denizens of its casinos and caf s. When Morris published Last Letters from Hav in 1985, it was short-listed for the Booker Prize. Here it