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Prague (Innercities)
Andrew Beattie
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Description for Prague (Innercities)
Paperback. This is a concise guide to Prague, a European cultural capital known for its music, literature, film and politics. Series: Innercities Cultural Guides. Num Pages: 224 pages, col. ill. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
Since its foundation in the ninth century Prague has punched way above its weight to become a fulcrum of European culture. The city s most illustrious figures in the fields of music, literature and film are well known: Mozart staged the premiere of his opera Don Giovanni here; in the early twentieth century Franz Kafka was at the forefront of the city's intellectual life, while later writers such as Milan Kundera and film directors such as Milos Forman chronicled Prague's fortunes under communism. Yet the city has a cultural heritage that runs far deeper than Kafka museums and Mozart-by-candlelight concerts. ... Read more
Since its foundation in the ninth century Prague has punched way above its weight to become a fulcrum of European culture. The city s most illustrious figures in the fields of music, literature and film are well known: Mozart staged the premiere of his opera Don Giovanni here; in the early twentieth century Franz Kafka was at the forefront of the city's intellectual life, while later writers such as Milan Kundera and film directors such as Milos Forman chronicled Prague's fortunes under communism. Yet the city has a cultural heritage that runs far deeper than Kafka museums and Mozart-by-candlelight concerts. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Signal
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Innercities Cultural Guides
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908493637
SKU
V9781908493637
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About Andrew Beattie
Andrew Beattie has written for Rough Guides and the journal Contemporary Review, and has contributed to programmes on BBC Radio 4. His previous titles for Signal Books include books on the Alps, the Danube and Cairo.
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