Ochre City: a Literary Journey in Andalusia
by Tian Xiaofei
About This Novel
During their seven-hundred-year rule from the eighth to the fifteenth century AD, the Arabs created brilliant cultural miracles in Spain. The city of Ocher, located in the city of Granada, is a symbol of this miracle. Zhe (zhě) City means "Red Castle", transliterated as Alhambra, which is also the "Great Food Palace" written by Washington Irving. Zhecheng is not only a real historical site, but also a city of words and imagination. From Hugo, Byron, Andersen, to Mozart, Debussy... Generations of writers and artists have praised and lamented for it, and they have created the immortal image of Ocher City. Tian Xiaofei, a professor of Chinese literature at Harvard University, took a journey that ended in the city of Ocher and connected the three pearls of the Andalucia plain in Spain - Cordoba, Sevilla, and Granada. These three Spanish cities, which are deeply influenced by Arab culture, are like three beautiful gray carved windows, revealing a splendid, mysterious and profound ancient kingdom. This is a journey of civilization as well as a journey of literature.
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