Fifty Years of Europe: An Album - Hardcover

Morris, Jan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670863874 ISBN 13: 9780670863877

Publisher: Viking, 1997

Synopsis

This assembly of reflections and observations concerns all of Europe in the second half of this century. Centred loosely around the Adriatic seaport of Trieste, in vignettes, portraits, quotations, passages of reminiscence, contemplation and comparison, it ranges from evocations of megalithic religion to sensations of barge travel on the Rhine, from the gloom of Warsaw during the Cold War to the weird euphoria of Albania in the 1990s. Highly personal and gripping, this a carefully constructed, panoramic and charmingly idiosyncratic impression of Europe in a period of fateful transition, from one of our finest voices.

About this title

Synopsis:

Ranging from the evocations of megalithic religion to sensations of barge travel on the Rhine, from the gloom of Warsaw during the Cold War to the weird euphoria of Albania in the 1990s, this collection of reflections and observations presents a panoramic and idiosyncratic impression of Europe in a period of transition during the last 50 years.

About the Author:

Jan Morris's works include THE MATTER OF WALES, the PAX BRITANNICA triology, books about Venice, Oxford, Spain, Manhattan, Hong Kong and Sydney, six volumes of travel essays, two volumes of autobiography and a novel, LAST LETTERS FROM HAV, which wasshortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1985.

She lives in Wales.

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0670863874
• ISBN 13: 9780670863877
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384