The Bridge: A Journey Between Orient and Occident

Informationen zum Autor Geert Mak is a journalist and historian, and the internationally acclaimed author of In Europe, In America , Amsterdam and The Bridge . He is one of the Netherlands’ bestselling authors, has twice been awarded Historian of the Year and his books have been translated into more than 20 languages. Klappentext Geert Mak is a journalist and historian, and one of The Netherlands' bestselling writers; his books include An Island in Time , Amsterdam and In Europe, and have won many prizes. Zusammenfassung Istanbul's Galata Bridge has spanned the Golden Horn since the sixth century AD, connecting the old city with the more Western districts to the north. But the bridge is a city in itself, peopled by merchants and petty thieves, tourists and fishermen, and at the same time a microcosmic reflection of Turkey as the link between Asia and Europe.

About the author

Geert Mak is a journalist and historian, and the internationally acclaimed author of In Europe, In America, Amsterdam and The Bridge. He is one of the Netherlands’ bestselling authors, has twice been awarded Historian of the Year and his books have been translated into more than 20 languages.

Product details

• Authors: Geert Mak, Mak Geert
• Assisted by: Sam Garrett (Translation), Garrett Sam (Translation)
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 05.03.2009
• EAN: 9780099532149
• ISBN: 978-0-09-953214-9
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Istanbul, HISTORY / Middle East / Turkey & Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Middle Eastern history