A Country In The Moon :Travels In Search Of The Heart Of Poland

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A Country In The Moon :Travels In Search Of The Heart Of Poland

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Description

In this uproarious memoir and meticulously researched cultural journey, writer Michael Moran keeps company with a gallery of fantastic characters. In chronicling the resurrection of the nation from war and the Holocaust, he paints a portrait of the unknown Poland, one of monumental castles, primeval forests and, of course, the Poles themselves. This captivating journey into the heart of a country is a timely and brilliant celebration of a valiant and richly cultured people.
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Winner of Eric and Edith Friedheim Distinguished Achievement Awards 2017 (UK)

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Type Book
ISBN13 9781847081049
ISBN10 1847081045
Number Of Pages 384
Item Weight 284 g
Product Dimensions 129 x 198 x 24 mm
Publisher / Reseller Granta Books
Format paperback
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Erudite, humbling and rhapsodic ... No thinking traveller interested in Poland should overlook this essential book * Guardian *
Moran is a sensitive, intelligent companion, as able to capture the rapacious spirit and chaotic conditions of modern Poland as he is the mournful, savage ghosts of its past. The result is moving and absorbing * Metro *
A Country in the Moon is literary travel writing at its best: elegiac, informative and profound. It's probably the best travel book I will read this year * Wanderlust *
A well-crafted, spirited and original polonaise, triumphantly balancing humour with scholarship * Observer *
There is so much to admire in this well-researched and hugely entertaining book, and so much to learn ... if you fancy elegant erudition, A Country in the Moon is a three-star feast * Time Out *

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Author's Bio

Born and educated in Australia, Michael Moran spent his twenties wandering the islands of Polynesia and Melanesia. He is a Fellow of the RGS and author of the Thomas Cook short-listed Beyond the Coral Sea. He lives in Warsaw.

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