Zwanzig Lewa oder tot

Karl-Markus Gauss has set off on his travels again, this time in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. In Moldova, the poorest country on the continent, he has become infected with the Moldovan longing, a deep affection for the land and its people. In Bulgaria, he explores a different country than the one we often hear negative political news about. And in Zagreb, he discovers the interplay of memory and forgetfulness that shapes Croatia's national culture. Finally, in Vojvodina, once a microcosm of Europe, he traces the footsteps of his Danube Swabian mother. Knowledgeably, Gauss combines reportage, history, and autobiography into travel literature like no one else can.