Danube
In this acclaimed international bestseller, Claudio Magris tracks the Danube River, setting his finger on the pulse of Central Europe, the crucible of a culture that draws on influences of East and West, Christianity and Islam. In each town he raises the ghosts that inhabit the houses and...
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In this acclaimed international bestseller, Claudio Magris tracks the Danube River, setting his finger on the pulse of Central Europe, the crucible of a culture that draws on influences of East and West, Christianity and Islam. In each town he raises the ghosts that inhabit the houses and monuments, from Ovid and Marcus Aurelius to Kafka and Canetti, in “a fascinating blend of anecdote and history” (San Francisco Examiner).
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780374522452 (0374522456)
ASIN: 374522456
Publish date: October 28th 2008
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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.
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