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Prague in Black and Gold: The History of a City
Peter Demetz
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Description for Prague in Black and Gold: The History of a City
paperback. From the Velvet Revolution to the disturbing world of Franz Kafka, from the devastation of the Thirty Years War to the musical elegance of Mozart and Dvorak, Prague is steeped in a wealth of history and culture. This is a history of this city. Num Pages: 432 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVKC; HBJD; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 298.
From the Velvet Revolution to the disturbing world of Franz Kafka, from the devestation of the Thirty Years War to the musical elegance of Mozart and Dvorak, Prague is steeped in a wealth of history and culture. PRAGUE IN BLACK AND GOLD is a first class history of this unique city, allowing us to unravel layer upon layer of startlingly symbolic sites and buidings to reveal the real Prague. PRAGUE IN BLACK AND GOLD is an exceptional work - and exceptionally reliable ... I am sure that thiswill be an important and exciting guide for all who wish to ... Read more
From the Velvet Revolution to the disturbing world of Franz Kafka, from the devestation of the Thirty Years War to the musical elegance of Mozart and Dvorak, Prague is steeped in a wealth of history and culture. PRAGUE IN BLACK AND GOLD is a first class history of this unique city, allowing us to unravel layer upon layer of startlingly symbolic sites and buidings to reveal the real Prague. PRAGUE IN BLACK AND GOLD is an exceptional work - and exceptionally reliable ... I am sure that thiswill be an important and exciting guide for all who wish to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140268881
SKU
V9780140268881
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About Peter Demetz
Peter Demetz is Professor Emeritus of German and Comparative Literature at Yale Universiry. He grew up in Prague but fled Czechoslovakia in 1949, settling in the United States. The author is a master of digressions, a brilliant raconteur whom we follow gladly on his intellectual rambles ... As a guide in these treacherous waters, he inspires total trust ... Read more
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