{"product_id":"europe-crosswise-a-litany-9781940625560","title":"Europe Crosswise: A Litany","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:\" rgba\u003eBeing on the road - the ultimate litany\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:\" rgba\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:\" rgba\u003eI am simply a traveling explorer conducting research, without a commission, specialty, or expertise.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:\" rgba\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:\" rgba\u003eIn this semi-fictional account, Blixa Bargeld recounts life on tour in 2008 with Einstürzende Neubauten - from Lisbon to Moscow, Oslo to Naples, criss-crossing Europe. Along the way we encounter mind numbing routines, interesting restaurants (good and bad), colorful museums, rocky bus rides, mundane hotels, odd characters and old friends - they''re all there. Along with the structure holding it all together, namely, a recurring setlist that is invoked as a litany. In the end the book proves to be a declaration of love for Europe, and in the current dark times we are presently living through, more immediate than ever.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Contra Mundum Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52085803417943,"sku":"9781940625560","price":12.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781940625560.jpg?v=1762210939","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/europe-crosswise-a-litany-9781940625560","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}