Conveys the excitement and anxieties of the pilgrim, colored with tales of hospitality that echo Patrick Leigh-Fermor's walk to Constantinople. There is something of Chaucer, too, in his evocation of that singular bond among foot travellers. Times Literary Supplement
A wonderfully wry and amusing account of what it is like to be a modern-day pilgrim. . . . The author . . . describes looking up and seeing a fighter jet screaming overhead. 'It would take a jet less than an hour to get to Santiago,' Freund cannot help reflecting, 'and we still have six weeks ahead of us. We are walking anachronisms.' Yet it is precisely the anachronistic quality of what he is doing that makes it so fascinating a theme. Independent

Autorentext

René Freund has worked as a journalist, translator, and producer. He lives in the Austrian Salzkammergut. Janina Joffe, who was born in Germany and studied at the University of Oxford, is founder of the online gallery East of Mayfair.

Klappentext

A vivid travelogue of the pilgrimage, taking in both the natural beauty along the way, as well as the physical limitations met.

Zusammenfassung
In this vivid travelogue, Freund not only introduces us to the overwhelming natural beauty he encountered along the way, but also shares his experience of reaching his physical and psychological limits during the arduous journey.

Inhalt
The Pilgrim Route to Santiago de Compostela
The Road to Santiago
Epilogue
Acknowledgements