Fredy Gareis // Lesung: Als ich gegen Stalin im Armdrücken gewann

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A journey from the Arctic to the Bosporus along the new Iron Curtain
11 countries, 8,000 kilometers, countless encounters
On the Road with Our Eastern Neighbors

A new Iron Curtain is descending upon us.Fredy Gareis travelsalong it by train and hitchhiking: from Norway through Finland, the Baltic states, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, and the Balkans all the way to Turkey.

The multi-award-winning travel writer discovers places of border turmoil, visits historic cities, and paints a moving portrait of the people who live here. He writes about artists and poets in exile, journalists, activists, and people who once fought for their freedom and must once again stand up to their overpowering neighbor, Russia.

A highly topical, moving, and important book that opens our eyes to the beauty of Eastern Europe.

“Fredy Gareis is a keen observer and astute interpreter. (…) With this work, he has definitively established himself among the leading travel writers in this country.”Süddeutsche Zeitung