Danube: A Sentimental Journey from the Source to the Black Sea
In Danube the author sets his finger on the pulse of Central Europe, the crucible of a culture that draws on influences of East and West, of Christendom and Islam. In this journey through the history and culture of the Danube lands, Claudio Magris guides the reader along the course of the river,...
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In Danube the author sets his finger on the pulse of Central Europe, the crucible of a culture that draws on influences of East and West, of Christendom and Islam. In this journey through the history and culture of the Danube lands, Claudio Magris guides the reader along the course of the river, from its source in the Bavarian hills through Austro-Hungary and the Balkans to the Black Sea. In each town he raises the ghosts that inhabit the houses and monuments, from Ovid and Marcus Aurelius to Kafka and Canetti. The Danube is the great artery of that elusive territory known as Mitteleuropa, from which so many of the most fascinating people and ideas of European history have emerged, and Magris has produced a wonderful celebration of it in a book that effortlessly combines erudition and writing of the highest quality.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781860468230 (1860468233)
ASIN: 1860468233
Publish date: January 18th 2001
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 416
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Non Fiction,
Travel,
History,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Science,
Geography,
Philosophy,
Italian Literature,
European History,
Germany
I guess I just have to add this too! When am I going to have the time to red all these books?! Should I quit GR?
I am in love with river Danube.Yet Claudio Magris came first in romanticism. It doesn't matter. I can easily tolerate him as a rival.As long as the river flows.