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Along the Ganges (Armchair Traveller)
Ilija Trojanow
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Description for Along the Ganges (Armchair Traveller)
Paperback. 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. Series: Armchair Traveller. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 11. Weight in Grams: 162.
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 ... 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 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The Armchair Traveller at the bookHaus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Armchair Traveller
Condition
New
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906598914
SKU
V9781906598914
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Ref
99-50
About Ilija Trojanow
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 ... Read more
Reviews for Along the Ganges (Armchair Traveller)
'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 ... Read more
Susan Elderkin Financial Times ... Read more