A Country in the Moon: Travels in Search of the Heart of Poland [Lingua Inglese] - Brossura

Moran, Michael

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ISBN 10: 1847081045 ISBN 13: 9781847081049

Casa editrice: Granta Books, 2009

Riassunto

Michael Moran keeps company with a gallery of fantastic characters in this uproarious memoir and meticulously researched cultural journey. In chronicling the resurrection of the nation from war and the Holocaust, he paints a portrait of the unknown Poland, one of monumental castles, primeval forests, and of course, the Poles themselves. Moran shows the quirky, colorful side of Polish life obscured by memories of communism, but does not neglect dark side of Polish history?anti-Semitism and the Holocaust. This captivating journey into the heart of a country is a timely and brilliant celebration of a valiant and richly cultured people.

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Recensione:

`There is so much to admire in this well-researched and hugely entertaining book, and so much to learn...A Country in the Moon is a three-star feast.'
-- The Spectator

'Literary travel writing at its best: elegiac, informative and profound... probably the best travel book I will read this year.'
-- Wanderlust magazine

'Moran writes well of the Polish concept of zal (regret after irrevocable loss) ; of Polish pride, honour and exuberance mingled with pessimism; and of the importance of the Catholic church and the family...This well-written book offers some much-needed history lessons.'
-- Daily Telegraph

'an entertaining account...(keeps)the reader engrossed to the end.'
-- Sunday Times

Moran is a sensitive, intelligent companion, [who is] able to capture the rapacious spirit and chaotic conditions of modern Poland.
-- Metro London

Moran's deep knowledge of the country and genuine engagement (make this) an absorbing ... ultimately rewarding travelogue.
-- Independent

This lively and intelligent book is stuffed with original material that is both fascinating and quite new to most people in the West. Moran has a taste for the baroque oddity, the outrageous eccentricity and the all-but-incredible historical anecdote.
-- The Times Literary Supplement

[An] erudite, humbling and rhapsodic travel book... No thinking traveller interested in Poland should overlook this essential book.
-- Guardian

`This memoir is in the tradition of Lawrence Durrell's Bitter Lemons and proves a well-crafted, spirited and original polonaise, triumphantly balancing humour with scholarship.'
-- The Observer

`Wonderful'
--Conde Nast Traveller, Giles Foden

L'autore:

Michael Moran is the author of the Thomas Cook short-listed Beyond the Coral Sea.

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• Editore: Granta Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1847081045
• ISBN 13: 9781847081049
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 362