Nick Thorpe is East and Central European Correspondent for the BBC, a journalist, and a filmmaker. He lives in Budapest.
“A review can’t encompass the majestic canvas of Thorpe’s book.
Wise, thoughtful, unprejudiced and consistently absorbing, it is
also beautifully written.”—Miranda Seymour, Literary Review
*Literary Review*
“In this leisurely amalgam of travelogue and history, Nick Thorpe .
. . has done the Danube and its ancient people proud.”—Ian Thomson,
Sunday Telegraph
*The Sunday Telegraph*
“Thorpe is a keen conversationalist who lets the multiple voices of
riparian communities emerge on their own. The writing is graceful
and the descriptions of landscape and, especially, birds are at
times magnificent.”—Charles King, Times Literary Supplement
*Times Literary Supplement*
“A review can’t encompass the majestic canvas of Thorpe’s book.
Wise, thoughtful, unprejudiced and consistently absorbing, it is
also beautifully written . . . Thorpe’s inspired images quicken and
animate the story of the dark and dreaming river to which he
committed a well—spent year of travelling.”—Miranda Seymour,
Literary Review
*Literary Review*
‘Early on, Thorpe asks whether, just as Herodotus labelled Egypt
“the gift of the Nile”, Europe could likewise be called “the gift
of the Danube”, with culture, religion, trade and people moving
back and forth along its length. It’s a thought-provoking question,
especially as you follow Thorpe on his meandering, enlightening
journey.’—Kit Gillet, Geographical Magazine
*Geographical Magazine*
‘Thorpe is a very good listener, offering wonderful portraits of
the people he meets, particularly in the east. A vivid mix of
geography, myths, natural history and human lives.’—P D Smith, The
Guardian
*The Guardian*
‘This book...leaves one in awe of the richness of the cultures of
central Europe and with a longing for the humble pleasure of
washing down a plate of fried pikeperch with a glass of Romanian
white wine.’—Tom Moriarty, The Irish Times
*Irish Times*
‘A vivid mix of geography, myths, natural history and human
lives.’—The Observer
*The Observer*
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