Danube
A Sentimental Journey from the Source to the Black Sea
Authors: Claudio Magris
Publisher: Harvill Press · Published: 1999
Pages: 416
Categories: Nature / Ecosystems & Habitats / Rivers, Travel / General, Travel / Europe / Germany, Travel / Essays & Travelogues
Description
A journey through the history and culture of the Danube, from the Bavarian hills, through Austro-Hungary and the Balkans, to the Black Sea. In each town Magris raises the ghosts that inhabit the houses and monuments: Kafka and Freud, Wittgenstein and Marcus Aurelius, and Heidegger and Celine.
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