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Landfalls - On the Edge of Islam from Zanzibar to the Alhambra

English · Paperback

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Zusatztext 'Landfalls marks the dazzling conclusion to a trilogy' Informationen zum Autor Tim Mackintosh-Smith's first book, YEMEN: TRAVELS IN DICTIONARY LAND won the 1998 Thomas Cook/ Daily Telegraph Travel Book Award and is now regarded as a classic of Arabian description. His books on Ibn Battutah's adventures in the old Islamic world and in India have all received huge critical acclaim. LANDFALLS was awarded the Oldie Best Travel Award in 2010 and the Ibn Battutah Prize of Honour by the Arab Centre for Geographical Literature. His journeys in search of Ibn Battutah have also been turned into a major BBC television series. For the past twenty-five years his home has been the Yemeni capital San'a, where he lives in a tower-house on top of the ancient Sabaean city and next door to the modern donkey market. You can find out more about him at www.mackintosh-smith.com Klappentext Tim Mackintosh-Smith concludes his travels in the footsteps of Moroccan traveller Ibn Battutah across the 'worlds beyond the winds' Tim Mackintosh-Smith concludes his travels in the footsteps of Moroccan traveller Ibn Battutah across the 'worlds beyond the winds' Zusammenfassung Tim Mackintosh-Smith concludes his travels in the footsteps of Moroccan traveller Ibn Battutah across the 'worlds beyond the winds'

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Authors Tim Mackintosh-Smith
Assisted by Martin Yeoman (Illustration), Yeoman Martin (Illustration)
Publisher John Murray
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback
Released 26.05.2011
 
EAN 9780719567780
ISBN 978-0-7195-6778-0
No. of pages 384
Dimensions 130 mm x 197 mm x 25 mm
Subjects Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales

TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, Travel writing

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