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Along The Ganges
Iliya Troyanov
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Haus |
1904950361 |
£12.99 |
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Review
Trojanow was born in Bulgaria but writes in German, from which this book is translated. It is a beguiling, relatively straightforward record of a journey down the Ganges. He went by boat, bus and foot from the source of the river to its mouth. Resourceful and intrepid as a traveller, he is also knowledgeable and observant, and he writes very well. He appears always to be open to whatever happens, and the spareness of his value judgements means that the diversity and confusions along his way are vivid. His remarks on the river’s pollution are the more disturbing for being graceful, and made in passing. He is funny, and shocking, and always interesting. - review by Johnny de Falbe
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