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Along the Ganges

Trojanow, Ilija
Heftet / 2011 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9781906598914
Published
2011-05-24
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Weight
200 gr
Height
198 mm
Width
129 mm
Thickness
15 mm
Age
P, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
220

Author
Trojanow, Ilija

Biographical note

Ilija Trojanow was born in Bulgaria. His family fled to West Germany to escape persecution and he grew up speaking German and English in Kenya. He is the author of Mumbai to Mecca (Haus, 2008), an account of his own pilgrimage to Islam's holiest site. His work has won the Leipzig Book Fair Prize, the Berliner Literaturpreis and other major German prizes.

Along the Ganges

Trojanow, Ilija
Heftet / 2011 / Engelsk
Trojanow, Ilija
Heftet / 2011 / Engelsk
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'A lyrical homage to India's holiest, moodiest, foulest river... Trojanow is the perfect mix of insider and outsider. A Hindi speaker,he can also stand back and see what makes India tick... It is a treasure of a book, a must-have for anyone spending time on the Ganges and wanting to get to know her better.' -- Susan Elderkin Financial Times

The River Ganges has a thousand names. Hindu priests regard it as a sin to call her a river at all. She is a goddess, the source of the world, her waters holy and healing and still sold to Hindus all over the world. Ilija Trojanow travelled along the Ganges, from the source, where it breaks free from the eternal ice in the Himalayas, to the great cities, by boat, by bus, on overcrowded trains. He visited the great Hindu festivals and talked to those who warn of ecological disasters. His colourful report describes a country between ancient traditions and astonishing modernity and the holy river that crosses it for hundreds of miles.
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The River Ganges has a thousand names. Hindu priests regard it as a sin to call her a river at all. She is a goddess, the source of the world, her waters holy and healing. This title describes a country between ancient traditions and astonishing modernity and the holy river that crosses it for hundreds of miles.
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'A lyrical homage to India's holiest, moodiest, foulest river... Trojanow is the perfect mix of insider and outsider. A Hindi speaker,he can also stand back and see what makes India tick... It is a treasure of a book, a must-have for anyone spending time on the Ganges and wanting to get to know her better.' -- Susan Elderkin Financial Times

The River Ganges has a thousand names. Hindu priests regard it as a sin to call her a river at all. She is a goddess, the source of the world, her waters holy and healing and still sold to Hindus all over the world. Ilija Trojanow travelled along the Ganges, from the source, where it breaks free from the eternal ice in the Himalayas, to the great cities, by boat, by bus, on overcrowded trains. He visited the great Hindu festivals and talked to those who warn of ecological disasters. His colourful report describes a country between ancient traditions and astonishing modernity and the holy river that crosses it for hundreds of miles.
Read more
The River Ganges has a thousand names. Hindu priests regard it as a sin to call her a river at all. She is a goddess, the source of the world, her waters holy and healing. This title describes a country between ancient traditions and astonishing modernity and the holy river that crosses it for hundreds of miles.
Read more

Product details

ISBN
9781906598914
Published
2011-05-24
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Weight
200 gr
Height
198 mm
Width
129 mm
Thickness
15 mm
Age
P, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
220

Author
Trojanow, Ilija

Biographical note

Ilija Trojanow was born in Bulgaria. His family fled to West Germany to escape persecution and he grew up speaking German and English in Kenya. He is the author of Mumbai to Mecca (Haus, 2008), an account of his own pilgrimage to Islam's holiest site. His work has won the Leipzig Book Fair Prize, the Berliner Literaturpreis and other major German prizes.

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