Along the Ganges
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2011
Haus Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-906598-91-4 (ISBN)
Haus Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-906598-91-4 (ISBN)
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.
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.
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.
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.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 24.5.2011 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 150 x 250 mm |
| Gewicht | 666 g |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Asien |
| ISBN-10 | 1-906598-91-6 / 1906598916 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-906598-91-4 / 9781906598914 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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