Days in the Caucasus by Banine architecture A foreword by renowned architecture

A foreword by renowned architecture and culture critic Owen Hatherley

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Days in the Caucasus by Banine architecture A foreword by renowned architectureWe all know families that are poor but 'respectable'. Mine, in contrast, was extremely rich but not 'respectable' at all This is the extraordinary memoir of an 'odd, rich, exotic' childhood of growing up in Azerbaijan in the turbulent early twentieth century, caught between East and West, tradition and modernity. Banine remembers her luxurious home, with endless feasts of sweets and fruit; her beloved, flaxen haired German governess; her imperious,