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‘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
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Germania, Simon Winder
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- Released
- 2010
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- Title
- Germania
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Simon Winder
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Released
- 2010
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 480
- ISBN10
- 0330536281
- ISBN13
- 9780330536288
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, History, Maps & Travel, Travel, German Literature, Travel Guides, Germany, Culture and Society, History of Europe
- Rating
- 3.45 out of 5
- Description
- ‘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