Claudio Magris: Danube. Translated from Italian by Patrick Creagh (Paperback edition). London: The Harvill Press. 2001. 416 pp. $13.50

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  • Barbara Gügold

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https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v15i1.231

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Book review

Abstract

This article is a book review about Claudi Magris' book, Danube, which presents an engaging journey along the Danube River. Claudio Magris guides the reader from the river’s source in the Bavarian hills through Austro-Hungary and the Balkans to its mouth at the Black Sea. The book is unique in its successful intertwining of travel impressions, prose, historical insights and philosophical reflection. 

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Author Biography

Barbara Gügold

Barbara Gügold has been the director of IES Berlin since 1992. She is a member of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin faculty where she teaches the methodology of foreign language teaching.

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Published

2007-12-19

How to Cite

Gügold, B. (2007). Claudio Magris: Danube. Translated from Italian by Patrick Creagh (Paperback edition). London: The Harvill Press. 2001. 416 pp. $13.50. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 15(1), 210–215. https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v15i1.231

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Vol. 15 No. 1 (2007): Volume 15, Winter 2007-2008

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Book Reviews