Returning to Vienna

Over the years Vienna is a city the author has returned to time and again. What makes it so unique he outlines in a portrait of this resort on the Danube during a visit to mark his eightieth birthday. Essentially, Returning to Vienna is about retracing one’s steps in surroundings deeply rooted in a rich and glorious past. Bronte Pech was born and educated in Australia. At the age of thirteen he left home to attend a private boarding school in Adelaide and later graduated from the state university with degrees in history and education. Since moving to Germany in 1971, the author has devoted his time to travel, lecturing and writing. Having journeyed widely through Europe with extensive stays in the Scandinavian countries, France, Italy and Greece, he has set about laying the groundwork for his books. In his novels, memoirs and essays the writer portrays European society at the turn of the century.