ISBN: 0140036806
Godina izdanja: 1973
Jezik: Engleski
Autor: Strani

George Mikes - Any Souvenirs? Central Europe Revisited
Penguin, 1973
192 str.
meki povez
stanje: dobro

Central Europe is a vaguely defined region comprising imaginary places like Graustark and Zenda, the nostalgic memories of Central Europeans themselves, and very real countries as they presently exist. For George Mikes, traveler extraordinary on a native’s journey of return, Central Europe is, or was to have been, Bavaria, Austria, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, and his own Hungary. Czechoslovakia, however, wouldn’t let him in, resulting in one of the short¬ est chapters ever written; and Hungary threw him out, providing to its own misfortune the material for one of the truly remarkable pieces in travel literature. Despite the impression created by spectacular scenery and the ease of tourism, very few westerners know much about Central Europe even if they have been there. With his talent for revealing anecdote, his sharp eye for scene and event, and his familiarity with the politics and history of the region, George Mikes here provides a delightful insider’s introduction to a beautiful, fascinating, and somewhat precarious part of the world.


Nonfiction, Travel, 0140036806