‘DONAU’: epic anthology with Danube theme
More than 600 pages of abridged texts in German
about the Danube – prose, reports, historic scriptures
– are presented in a new collection by the
Austrian publisher Wieser.
Editor Christian Fridrich
gathered texts from several
centuries and from authors
as varied as Elias Canetti,
Ovid, Karl-Markus Gauß –
and even Sigmund von Birken
with his legendary travel
report ‘Der Donaustrand’ of
1664. The result is a colourful
mix of impressions from
different regions and different
ages, ideal reading for
any Danube enthusiast: texts
that reflect the diversity of this unique river.
The pieces were arranged according geographically, starting in the Black Forest and moving towards the Black Sea, allowing the reader to embark on a journey through the same succession of cultures and stories followed by the river.
Previous volumes of the ‘Europa erlesen’ series have explored several areas in the Danube River Basin, including Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, Banat, Backa and Vojvodina.
‘Donau’ costs 25.90 EUR (ISBN: 978-3-99029-014-9) and can be ordered from book merchants or directly from the publisher at: www.wieser-verlag.com.
