Journeying Through Stories

Among the leading contemporary Dutch authors, Jan Brokken returns with a new book that intertwines travel, memory, and music—the distinctive hallmark of his work. With his lucid and deeply empathetic style, Brokken moves through individual stories and the great events of the twentieth century, giving voice to forgotten destinies and inner geographies. His latest work, La malinconia del viaggiatore (Iperborea), is an invitation to explore the Europe of cultures and identities through a narrative that is both intellectually refined and profoundly human.