Fado

Inspired by Jack Kerouac's On the Road, Andrzej Stasiuk, Poland's mostaccomplished living prose writer, takes readers into the "forgottenEurope." In this delightful collection of essays—by turns wry andreflective, wistful and witty—contemporary Polish writer AndrzejStasiuk turns his attention to the villages and small towns of Romania,Hungary, Slovakia, Albania, and of course his native Poland. Stasiuktravels to places no tourist would think of visiting, and in hischaracteristically lyrical prose, lays out his own unique and challengingperspective on the fascinating, unknown heart of Central Europe. Hereminds us of the area's extraordinarily rich cultural and ethnic makeup,explores its literature, and shows how its history is inscribedpermanently in its landscapes. Above all, he describes with fascinationhow past, present, and future co-exist and intertwine along the highwaysand back roads of the region. .