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UPC
9780733341847
Book Title
The Golden Maze: a Biography of Prague
Publisher
ABC Books
Publication Year
2021
Type
Textbook
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
211 mm
Author
Richard Fidler
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Topic
Memorials, History, Travel Writing
Item Width
155 mm
Item Weight
638 g
Number of Pages
592 Pages

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Beloved ABC broadcaster and bestselling author of Ghost Empire and Saga Land, Richard Fidler is back with a personally curated history of the magical city that is Prague. In 1989, Richard Fidler was living in London as part of the provocative Australian comedy trio The Doug Anthony All Stars when revolution broke out across Europe. Excited by this galvanising historic, human, moment, he travelled to Prague, where a decrepit police state was being overthrown by crowds of ecstatic citizens. His experience of the Velvet Revolution never let go of him. Thirty years later Fidler returns to Prague to uncover the glorious and grotesque history of Europe's most instagrammed and uncanny city: a jumble of gothic towers, baroque palaces and zig-zag lanes that has survived plagues, pogroms, Nazi terror and Soviet tanks. Founded in the ninth Century, Prague gave the world the golem, the robot, and the world's biggest statue of Stalin, a behemoth that killed almost everyone who touched it. Fidler tells the story of the reclusive emperor who brought the world's most brilliant minds to Prague Castle to uncover the occult secrets of the universe. He explores the Black Palace, the wartime headquarters of the Nazi SS, and he meets victims of the communist secret police. Reaching back into Prague's mythic past, he finds the city's founder, the pagan priestess Libussa who prophesised: I see a city whose glory will touch the stars. Following the story of Prague from its origins in medieval darkness to its uncertain present, Fidler does what he does so well - curates an absolutely engaging and compelling history of a place. You will learn things you never knew, with a tour guide who is erudite, inquisitive, and the best storyteller you could have as your companion. PRAISE FOR THE GOLDEN MAZE: 'Fidler's passion and love for the ancient city infuses every word, pours off every page, and if you've never been interested in Prague, it will find a way into your heart after reading this book.' - Favel Parrett, The Age 'In The Golden Maze, Richard Fidler covers acres of rich history with a light and loving touch.' - The Canberra Times 'Rollicking story of Prague.' - The Standard

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Publisher
ABC Books
ISBN-13
9780733341847
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Book Title
The Golden Maze: a Biography of Prague
Author
Richard Fidler
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Memorials, History, Travel Writing
Publication Year
2021
Type
Textbook
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
592 Pages

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Item Height
211 mm
Item Width
155 mm
Item Weight
638 g

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Australia
Title_Author
Richard Fidler

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