Germania: In Wayward Pursuit of the Germans and Their History

Winder, Simon

ISBN 10: 0312680686 / ISBN 13: 9780312680688

Edité par Picador, 2011

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Synopsis :

Germania is propelled by a wish to reclaim the brilliant, chaotic, endlessly varied German civilization that the Nazis buried and ruined, and that, since 1945, so many Germans have worked to rebuild. A very funny book on serious topics---how we are misled by history, how we twist history, and how sometimes it is best to know no history at all. It is a book full of curiosities: odd food, castles, mad princes, fairy tales, and horse-mating videos. It is about the limits of language, the meaning of culture, and the pleasure of townscape, and "a book you will return to time and again" (The Florida Times-Union).

À propos de l'auteur: Simon Winder is the author of the highly praised The Man Who Saved Britain and a trilogy of books about the history of Central Europe--the Sunday Times (London) Top Ten Bestseller Germania, Danubia, and Lotharingia. He works in publishing and lives in Wandsworth Town, London.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Germania: In Wayward Pursuit of the Germans ...
Éditeur : Picador
Date d'édition : 2011
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : acceptable