Paul Sullivan

Marcel Krueger

Sir Stephen Spender

A Literary Guide for Travellers

Berlin

As much shaped by storytelling as it is by tectonic activity, Iceland's literary heritage is one of Europe's richest - and most ancient. Its stories have been passed down through the generations. From the captivating Norse myths, which continue to inspire contemporary authors such as A.S. Byatt, to gripping Scandinavian crime fiction and Game of Thrones, via Jules Verne and J.R.R Tolkien, W.H. Auden and Seamus Heaney, Iceland's influence has spread far beyond its frozen shores. Taking the reader and traveller from Reykjavik and the Bay of Smokes to the remote Westfjords and desolate highlands, this is an enthralling portrait of the Land of Ice and Fire.

Iceland

"Dies ist ein Buch über Bücher, um einen Ort zu ehren, an dem das geschriebene Wort geschätzt wird wie nirgendwo sonst." Wofür steht Island – für raues Klima, wilde Natur, Elfen und Trolle? Richtig, aber darüber hinaus ist Island als Insel der Literaturbegeisterten und Bücherfreunde weltbekannt! Wenn sich in den langen Wintern kaum die Sonne zeigt, ziehen sich die Bewohner in ihre Häuser zurück – und lesen: mittelalterliche Sagas, Lyrik oder zeitgenössische Krimis. Kein Wunder, dass Island den weltweit höchsten Anteil an Schriftstellern in der Bevölkerung hat und pro Kopf mehr Bücher als in den meisten anderen Ländern der Welt erscheinen. Marcel Krueger streift durch die Geschichte und die Literatur dieses faszinierenden Landes und führt an die zentralen Orte. Vom Eismeer über Geisterfjorde bis hin zu Vulkankratern und zum nassen Grab der Götter. Denn hinter jedem Gletscher oder Wasserfall verbirgt sich auf Island eine gute Geschichte.

Eine Insel und ihre Bücher

Island

"Berlin is a city forever in the process of becoming, never being, and so it lives more powerfully in the imagination." Rory Maclean, 'Berlin - Imagine a City'.Located at the epicentre of some of modern Europe's most significant and turbulent events, Berlin has long held a magnetic attraction for writers.From 19th century authors recording the city's dramatic transition from Prussian Hauptstadt to German capital after 1871 and the modernist intellectuals of the Weimar period, to the resistance writers brave enough to write during the dark years of the Nazi era and those who captured life on both sides of the divided city, a body of literature has emerged that reveals Berlin's ever-shifting identity. Since 1989, Berlin has yet again become a crucible of creativity, serving as both muse and sanctuary for a new generation of writers who regularly claim it as one of the most exciting cities in the world.This unique and engaging book functions as an introduction to some of the finest writing in and about the city, as well as a guide to some of its best sights and vibrant neighbourhoods.Spanning more than 200 years of local life and literature, it features German authors as diverse as E.T. A. Hoffmann, Joseph Roth, Jorg Fauser, and Christa Wolf, as well as a slew of famous international names such as Mark Twain, Philip Hensher and Chloe Aridjis.

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