Klaus Reichold

This entertaining exploration of Bavarian culture is an update to the author's previous Heimatkunde Bayern. The updates emphasize the many foreign influences on Bavarian culture, particularly the influences coming from the Middle East.

The book is a little like watching a dog walking down the street checking every smell it encounters. The author has countless entertaining digressions on his way to making his point. These digressions yield a wealth of interesting facts and anecdotes about Bavaria. The reader must, however, already have a good knowledge of Bavarian history and culture in order to be able to make sense of these explorations.… (mer)