The Naked Shore
| Autor: | Blass, Tom |
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| EAN: | 9781408834039 |
| Sachgruppe: | Reiseberichte, Reiseerzählungen |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 320 |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 26.01.2017 |
| Untertitel: | Of the North Sea |
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Saturnine and quick-tempered, the formidable North Sea is often overlooked - even by those living within a stone's throw of its steel-grey waters. But as playground, theatre of war and cultural crossing-point, it has shaped the world in myriad ways, forged villains and heroes, and determined the fates of nations. It's not all grim, though: the seaside holiday was born on North Sea beaches, and artists, poets and writers have been as equally inspired by glinting sun on the wave-tops as they have the drama of a winter storm. With a wry eye and a warm coat, Tom Blass travels the edges of the North Sea meeting fishermen, artists, bomb disposal experts, burgermeisters - and those who have found themselves flung to the sea's perimeters quite by chance. In doing so he attempts to piece together its manifold histories and to reveal truths, half-truths and fictions otherwise submerged...
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