To the lake : a Balkan journey of war and peace
Kassabova, Kapka2021
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Lake Ohrid and Lake Prespa. Two vast lakes joined by underground rivers. Two lakes that seem to hold both the turbulent memories of the region's past, and the secret of its enduring allure. Two lakes that have played a central role in Kapka Kassabova's maternal family. As she journeys to her grandmother's place of origin, Kassabova encounters a civilisational crossroads. The Lakes are set within the mountainous borderlands of North Macedonia, Albania and Greece, and crowned by the old Roman road, the via Egnatia. Once a trading and spiritual nexus of the southern Balkans, this lake region remains one of Eurasia's most culturally diverse areas. By exploring on water and land the stories of poets, fishermen, and caretakers, misfits, rulers, and inheritors of war and exile, Kassabova uncovers the human history shaped by the Lakes.
Main title:
To the lake : a Balkan journey of war and peace / Kapka Kassabova.
Author:
Kassabova, Kapka, author
Imprint:
London : Granta, 2021.
Collation:
400 pages : maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Radio tie-in.Originally published: 2020.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781783783984 (pbk)
Dewey class:
914.95604914.956
LC class:
DR2167
Local class:
914.956
Language:
English
Subject:
Kassabova, Kapka -- Travel -- North MacedoniaKassabova, Kapka -- Travel -- AlbaniaNorth Macedonia -- Description and travelAlbania -- Description and travelNorth Macedonia -- Social life and customsAlbania -- Social life and customsOhrid, Lake (Albania and North Macedonia)Prespa, LakeTravel and Tourism
BRN:
2816122
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