Fiona Webster (melusina) - , reviewed on 3/21/2009 + 32 more book reviews

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I fell into this book as into a mysterious and timeless dream. I've always been fascinated by the concept of duende, especially after reading Federico Garcia Lorca's collection In Search of Duende. It's such an elusive idea--tantalizing, resonant, numinous--the words that come to mind are inadequate.

To my amazement, Duende: A Journey into the Heart of Flamenco fulfills its promise. It's not about flamenco dancing, but flamenco guitar--and how it's wrapped up in a whole artistic package with other instruments and dancing and the enraptured attention of the audience.

By going on the author's journey, inside his consciousness, as he follows the path of a student learning from his master, you'll learn, gradually, and then finally with the force of a spiritual revelation, what duende is. When you emerge from the long dream, that knowledge will be your prize.

--Fiona

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