A celebration of a river which has forever been at the centre of the great movements in history. In this fascinating journey through the history and culture of the Danube, the author invites the reader to accompany him along the whole course of the river, from the Bavarian hills to the Black Sea.
Three plays by the renowned Italian novelist, playwright and Nobel Prize nominee Claudio Magris - To Have Been, Stadelmann and Voices - translated from the Italian by Paul Vangelesti.
A journey of the imagination, in which Claudio Magris uncovers the whole of human striving in a microcosm. Delving into his Triestine homeland Magris discovers the city's domestic interiors, its cafes, bars, marketplaces and stations, to be the forums in which humanity transacts its business.