Roads to Berlin : Detours and Riddles in the Lands and History of Germany

from bodachliath

This book is something of a curious mixture, as it was written over a period of more than 20 years, but the whole is rather brilliant, and Nooteboom's perspective seems especially persuasive when read in the chaos of Brexit Britain. The first part of the book is a sort of diary of a year Nooteboo...

from bodachliath

This book is something of a curious mixture, as it was written over a period of more than 20 years, but the whole is rather brilliant, and Nooteboom's perspective seems especially persuasive when read in the chaos of Brexit Britain. The first part of the book is a sort of diary of a year Nooteboo...

from Steve38

I have to admit I skipped through this. It would probably benefit from a slower, closer reading but I wasn't tempted to slow down as I raced on. The style is that Mr Nooteboom notes down what he sees and what he thinks. In a literary, allusory way that could be attractive. For someone who was in ...

from bodachliath

This book is something of a curious mixture, as it was written over a period of more than 20 years, but the whole is rather brilliant, and Nooteboom's perspective seems especially persuasive when read in the chaos of Brexit Britain. The first part of the book is a sort of diary of a year Nooteboo...

from bodachliath

This book is something of a curious mixture, as it was written over a period of more than 20 years, but the whole is rather brilliant, and Nooteboom's perspective seems especially persuasive when read in the chaos of Brexit Britain. The first part of the book is a sort of diary of a year Nooteboo...