How Time Flies
Fresh facts from Austria’s history: entertaining and enthralling
In his latest book, Georg Markus gives us a surprising perspective on Austrian history in the absorbing and entertaining style we have come to expect from him. Organising his information according to important subjects such as the aristocracy, the monarchy, the cinema, the theatre, the economy, cabaret, coffeehouses, crime, love, literature, sport, explorers, artists and medical practitioners, to name but a few, he looks back upon a chronology of events, people, anecdotal evidence and the social context of the times. Along the way, we learn a stunning array of new facts about Austria’s great historical figures as we accompany the author on a journey through time.
Georg Markus is one of Austria’s most widely read non-fiction writers and newspaper columnists. He lives in Vienna, where he has become known for his numerous highly regarded biographies that have been translated into many languages. His books Unter uns gesagt (Just Between Us), Die Enkel der Tante Jolesch (Aunt Jolesch’s Decendants), Adressen mit Geschichte (Homes of the Famous), and Die Hörbigers (A History of the Hörbigers) topped bestseller lists for months.
In his latest book, Georg Markus gives us a surprising perspective on Austrian history in the absorbing and entertaining style we have come to expect from him. Organising his information according to important subjects such as the aristocracy, the monarchy, the cinema, the theatre, the economy, cabaret, coffeehouses, crime, love, literature, sport, explorers, artists and medical practitioners, to name but a few, he looks back upon a chronology of events, people, anecdotal evidence and the social context of the times. Along the way, we learn a stunning array of new facts about Austria’s great historical figures as we accompany the author on a journey through time.
Georg Markus is one of Austria’s most widely read non-fiction writers and newspaper columnists. He lives in Vienna, where he has become known for his numerous highly regarded biographies that have been translated into many languages. His books Unter uns gesagt (Just Between Us), Die Enkel der Tante Jolesch (Aunt Jolesch’s Decendants), Adressen mit Geschichte (Homes of the Famous), and Die Hörbigers (A History of the Hörbigers) topped bestseller lists for months.
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