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The Humorless Ladies of Border Control
- Touring the Punk Underground from Belgrade to Ulaanbaatar
- De: Franz Nicolay
- Narrado por: Franz Nicolay
- Duración: 9 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 9
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 9
In 2009 musician Franz Nicolay left his job in the Hold Steady, aka the world's greatest bar band. Over the next five years, he crossed the world with a guitar in one hand, a banjo in the other, and an accordion on his back, playing the anarcho-leftist squats and DIY spaces of the punk rock diaspora. He met Polish artists nostalgic for their revolutionary days, Mongolian neo-Nazis in full SS regalia, and a gay expat in Ulaanbaatar who needed an armed escort between his home and his job.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the best travel books ever written
- De Anonymous User en 05-29-21
- The Humorless Ladies of Border Control
- Touring the Punk Underground from Belgrade to Ulaanbaatar
- De: Franz Nicolay
- Narrado por: Franz Nicolay
One of the best travel books ever written
Revisado: 05-29-21
I lived in eastern Europe and have read almost every book about the region. I resisted reading this one for some time as the premise(punk rocker tours eastern Europe) didnt interest me even though the reviews were glowing. Boy was I wrong. This is a very well written and engaging book and offers a glimpse into the e Europe underground and day to day life that other authors couldn't and haven't come close to capturing. His Polish\Ukrainian wife surely helped by translating conversations and made the characters they meet along the way come to life.
The book is read by the author and gives the book even more credibly as he bring situations he is describing come to life. He even pronounces Lodz right.
After reading, I think that this is not just a good book but one of the finest travel books ever written.
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