The author takes us on an unexpected journey up the Danube, where
we encounter a remarkable and unfamiliar world The magnificent
Danube both cuts across and connects central Europe, flowing
through and alongside ten countries: Romania, Ukraine, Moldova,
Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, and Germany.
Travelling its full length from east to west, against the river's
flow, Nick Thorpe embarks on an inspiring year-long journey that
leads to a new perspective on Europe today. Thorpe's account is
personal, conversational, funny, immediate, and uniquely
observant-everything a reader expects in the best travel writing.
Immersing himself in the Danube's waters during daily morning
swims, Thorpe likewise becomes immersed in the histories of the
lands linked by the river. He observes the river's ecological
conditions, some discouraging and others hopeful, and encounters
archaeological remains that whisper of human communities sustained
by the river over eight millennia. Most fascinating of all are the
ordinary and extraordinary people along the way-the ferrymen and
fishermen, workers in the fields, shopkeepers, beekeepers,
waitresses, smugglers and border policemen, legal and illegal
immigrants, and many more. For readers who anticipate their own
journeys on the Danube, as well as those who only dream of seeing
the great river, this book will be a unique and treasured guide.
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