Cities of Poets

How do places influence authors? Where did they find their inspiration? What exactly makes these locations so attractive to poets? Rainer Moritz examines these questions in 14 entertaining and detailed essays in which he uses literary walks to map the places all over Europe which inspired the works of such famous authors as Marcel Proust, Thomas Mann or Franz Kafka. Atmospheric photos capture the charm of each location and entice the reader to follow in the steps of great men of letters.