Danube

Magris, Claudio

ISBN 10 : 0374522456 ISBN 13 : 9780374522452

Editeur : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008

Synopsis

Book by Magris Claudio

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

"Impeccable... Magris, a guide of enormous modesty, has not only read everything: he has been everywhere, met everybody" (Nicholas Shakespeare Arts and Books Review)

"There is so much to praise about this extraordinary book... Irresistably enjoyable" (Mark Thompson Literary Review)

"Not simply a masterpiece of travel; it is an odyssey... A splendid book, beautifully translated" (Independent)

"A uniquely stimulating and individual portrait of the heart of Europe" (Colin Thubron Sunday Telegraph)

"This book is full of wonder and delights...Magris writes beautifully; he seems to have read everything. His reading has not made just clever but wise. On almost every page there are passages that make the heart life... Danube is a masterpiece" (John Banville)

Présentation de l'éditeur :

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY RICHARD FLANAGAN

In this fascinating journey Claudio Magris, whose knowledge is encyclopaedic and whose curiosity limitless, guides his reader from the source of the Danube in the Bavarian hills through Austro-Hungary and the Balkans to the Black Sea. Along the way he raises the ghosts that inhabit the houses and monuments - from Ovid to Kafka and Canetti - and in so doing sets his finger on the pulse of Central Europe, the vital crucible of a culture that draws on influences of East and West, of Christendom and Islam.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0374522456
• ISBN 13: 9780374522452
• Reliure: Livre broché
• Nombre de pages: 416