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Forgotten Land – Journeys Among the Ghosts of East Prussia

East Prussia is no longer on any map, though it was once a thriving land, famously military, deeply forested, artistically fertile, and the birthplace of Immanuel Kant. As the scene of Stalin`s `terrible revenge` it came to embody the turbulence of the twentieth century, was carved up between Poland and the USSR after World War II — and passed abruptly into history. Embarking on a remarkable journey through landscape and memory, Max Egremont has woven the stories of ghosts and survivors into an evocative and deeply moving meditation on identity and the passing of time. `East Prussia`s successful evocation demands both the mind of a poet who can delineate the scale of human loss, and the imagination of an historian who knows how to count the cost. Forgotten Land, a work of consummate artistry, blends both capacities to rare effect` Spectator `Changing frontiers, blurred racial identities, shifting allegiances and the mass movement of people — this a story for our time` New Statesman `Illuminating.A literary map to a beguiling hidden enclave of Europe` Metro `Egremont`s compelling tale exploits his boundless intellectual curiosity, mastery of German and eye for whimsy as well as tragedy. The book`s canvas is remarkable. Fascinating reading` Max Hastings, Sunday Times

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