Germania

'It made me laugh so hard that I woke up my wife and had to give up reading the book in bed. If Bill Bryson had collaborated with W.G. Sebald to write a book about Germany, they might have wound up with something like this' - "Sunday Times". "Germania" is a very personal guide to the Germany that Simon Winder loves. Equally passionate about the region's history, folklore, cuisine, architecture, and landscape, Winder describes Germany's past afresh - and in doing so sees a country much like our own: protestant, aggressive and committed to eating some very strange food! This accessible, enthusiastic and startlingly vivid account is a brilliant introduction to the hidden wonders of Germany. 'His rich and broadly chronological history of Germany and its peoples is minutely researched ...A splendid offering' - "Financial Times". 'Entertaining and informative ...Delightful' - Philip Hensher, "Independent". 'Beautifully written and insightful ...a witty, thought-provoking account of Germany's various histories, cultures and oddities' - "Irish Times".

ISBN 0330522817   Pages 480 ISBN13 9780330522816 (What's this?)   Published in London Publisher Pan Macmillan   Height (mm) 214 Imprint Picador   Width (mm) 135 Format Paperback   Academic level General Publication date 19 Mar 2010

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