The Gypsy in me: Crossing Eastern Europe in Search of Youth,Truth And Dad - Couverture souple

Simon, Ted

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0140248714 ISBN 13 : 9780140248715

Editeur : Penguin Books Ltd, 1998

Synopsis

Setting out from his mother's birthplace in Hamburg, Ted Simon walked 1,500 miles through Germany, Poland, Russia and the Ukraine and into the heart of Romania. He describes his encounters with Polish punks, morose border guards, a mad bull and the comanding officer of a Russian tank regiment. He finds a record of his father's birth, and of his grandfather's childhood, leading to new truths about himself. Interweaving anecdote with reflections on nationalism, history and the end of communism, Ted Simon has produced a book that illuminates half a continent along with a single family.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Ted Simon's four-year motorbike journey around the world led to his bestselling JUPITER'S TRAVELS, which was followed by RIDING HOME. He lives in the USA.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0140248714
• ISBN 13: 9780140248715
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible