South wind
By: Norman Douglas ; illustrated by Carlotta Petrina
Contributors: Petrina, Carlotta, 1901-1997, illustrator; Fass, John S. (John Stroble), 1890-1973, book designer; Heritage Press (New York, N.Y.); Stratford Press
Publisher: Heritage Press
Published: 1939
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 383
Subjects: Resorts; Fiction; Sirocco; Hedonism; Cynicism
Description: Explores the pleasures of the hedonistic life. Set on the fictional island of Nepenthe (another depiction of Capri), South Wind tells the very loosely developed story of Thomas Heard, Bishop of Bambopo, during the season of the sirocco (south wind), which considerably affects the attitudes and behavior of the islanders. He encounters people holding various unorthodox views on moral and sexual questions.
Notes: Book designed by John S. Fass; printed by the Stratford Press; issued in a slipcase.