In this acclaimed international bestseller, Claudio Magris tracks the Danube River, setting his finger on the pulse of Central Europe, the crucible of a culture that draws on influences of East and West, Christianity and Islam. In each town he raises the ghosts that inhabit the houses and monuments,[...]

In this fascinating journey Claudio Magris, whose knowledge is encyclopaedic and whose curiosity limitless, guides his reader from the river's source in the Bavarian hills through Austro-Hungary and the Balkans to the Black Sea. Along the way he raises the ghosts that inhabit the houses and monument[...]

Die Donau hat viele Namen, bevor sie nach 2850 Kilometern ins Schwarze Meer mündet: Donau, Dunaj, Duna, Dunar, Dunai. Wer diesem Strom literarisch gerecht werden will, muss ein neues Genre erfinden, um die Geschichte und die Geschichten, die Reiche und Länder, die Menschen und Sprachen zu versamme[...]