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Who could refuse this invitation
to visit Germany? Exclusive photos
and an informative write-up
present the 357,000 square kilometers
(140,000 square miles)
between Flensburg and Füssen,
Aachen and Görlitz in all of its
facets. Poets, thinkers, and
scientists express themselves,
architects design the backdrop,
and even festivities and celebrations
are included. A comprehensive
portrait of Germany
exquisitely presented!

About the Author

The photographers
For the last 12 years, Horst and Daniel
Zielske have crisscrossed the planet
as a father-and-son photographic
team. They have published their work
in numerous international magazines,
such as GEO, Stern, Merian, among
others. They ve also have put out
more than 20 books with renowned
publishers, as well as producing
countless large format photographic
art calendars. Their photographs
are represented through the Cologne
Agency laif.
The author
Peter Göbel is a science writer,
translator and journalist, specializing
in natural sciences, geography and
travelling.

Review

‘Erudite, humbling and rhapsodic A… No thinking traveller interested in Poland should overlook this essential book.’ Guardian’Moran is a sensitive, intelligent companion, as able to capture the rapacious spirit and chaotic conditions of modern Poland as he is the mournful, savage ghosts of its past. The result is moving and absorbing’ Metro ‘A Country in the Moon is literary travel writing at its best: elegiac, informative and profound. It’s probably the best travel book I will read this year.’ Wanderlust’A well-crafted, spirited and original polonaise, triumphantly balancing humour with scholarship’ Observer’There is so much to admire in this well-researched and hugely entertaining book, and so much to learnA…if you fancy elegant erudition, A Country in the Moon is a three-star feast’ – Time Out
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