Abstract:In Europe: An Unfinished Adventure, Zygmunt Bauman demonstrates that ‘Europe is not something you discover; Europe is a mission – something to be made, created, built’ (Bauman 2004b). Spanning the twentieth century, the narratives of travel of Paul Morand, Stefan Zweig, Primo Levi and Paul Theroux play a key role in this process of European identity construction. These four authors promote a forward-thinking and inclusive conceptualization of Europe and the relationship between nation and identity, through lar… Show more
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