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Volga, Volga: A Voyage Down The Great River

Categorie	Engels
Boeknummer	#267989
Titel	Volga, Volga: A Voyage Down The Great River
Auteur	Chamberlain, Lesley
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	London, Picador
Jaar van uitgave	1996
ISBN10	0330333461
ISBN13	9780330333467
Taal	Engels
Samenvatting	This is a personal, cultural journey down one of the greatest waterways in the world. The Volga rises north-west of Moscow and flows north, east and south through the heart of Russia, ending in the Caspian Sea. From source to mouth, it is 2290 miles long and is the 15th largest river in the world. Chamberlain's journey brings to life a picture of a people in violent transition determined to preserve their cultural and architectural heritage, and a river bearing the full complexity of Russia's medieval and modern history. Her search for the cultural identity of the Volga led her back to half-forgotten novels, pictures, films and songs, and she rekindles memories for the literature of Alexei Tolstoy and Maxim Gorky. This is a work of travel literature and social and cultural history for both... (Lees verder) the layman and the scholar.
Pagina's	274
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 6,00

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