{"product_id":"2026100007345-secondhand-danube-a-journey-through-the-landscape-history-and-culture-of-central-europe","title":"Danube: A Journey Through The Landscape, History, And Culture Of Central Europe","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 2nd pr.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Very good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew rivers in the world carry the weight of history and civilization quite like the Danube, and Claudio Magris — one of Italy's most celebrated intellectuals — uses this great waterway as both a literal and metaphorical guide through the heart of Central Europe. Translated by Patrick Creagh, Danube chronicles Magris's journey from the river's disputed source in Germany's Black Forest all the way to its delta on the Black Sea, weaving together the stories of the landscapes, peoples, languages, and philosophies encountered along the way with remarkable erudition and warmth.\n\nThe work stands as a masterpiece of literary travel writing, as much an intellectual meditation as a geographical journey — presenting history, literature, mythology, and political thought as inseparable threads in the cultural fabric of Central Europe. Magris draws on an astonishing breadth of references, from Kafka and Musil to Habsburg emperors and forgotten Jewish communities, illustrating how the river has both unified and divided an entire continent. Ambitious in scope yet intimate in tone, Danube leaves the reader wondering whether it is the river itself that shapes civilizations, or the other way around.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130979197147,"sku":"2026100007345-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/673d86ee-9cd6-4834-a878-daa4725bb82b.png?v=1786593461","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100007345-secondhand-danube-a-journey-through-the-landscape-history-and-culture-of-central-europe","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}