MIKANOWSKI, J: GOODBYE EASTERN EUROPE

An epic history of the `other` Europe, a place of conflict and coexistence, of faith and folklore.`Do not rush to bid farewell to eastern Europe until reading this book. Meticulously researched and beautifully written, this very personal story of the place that one can`t find on the map pays tribute to the origins of the experiences, cultures and ideas that continue to shape political and ideological battles of the modern world.` Serhii PlokhyEastern Europe is more than the sum total of its annexations, invasions and independence declarations. From the Baltics to the Balkans, from Prague to Kiev, the area exuded a tragicomic character like no other.This is a paean for a disappearing world of movable borders, sacred groves and syncretism. And an invitation to not forget.A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023`An insightful chronicle… distilling more than a decade of research, [Mikanowski] carefully argues that if something marks out Europe`s eastern half, it is not homogeneity but wild, glorious diversity.` -Economist`A lively and sweeping history.` -Washington Post`Goodbye Eastern Europe is a thematic history of a divided half-continent, a goulash of imperial histories, shifting frontiers and heartbreaking family stories, spiced with myth and poet-martyrs, and deeply satisfying on the palate… vital and informed.` -TLS