The Gypsy in me: Crossing Eastern Europe in Search of Youth,Truth And Dad [Lingua Inglese] - Rilegato

Simon, Ted

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ISBN 10: 0670862894 ISBN 13: 9780670862894

Casa editrice: Viking, 1997

Riassunto

Setting out from his mother's birthplace in Hamburg, Ted Simon walked 1,500 miles through Germany, Poland, Russia, the Ukraine and into the heart of Romania, soon becoming 'a walking illustration of neuralgic disorders'. He describes his encounters with Polish punks, morose border guards, a mad bull and the commanding 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.

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Informazioni sull?autore

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.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Viking
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0670862894
• ISBN 13: 9780670862894
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 336
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile