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An Unexpected Light
Travels in Afghanistan

English · Paperback / Softback

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Informationen zum Autor Jason Elliot is the author of two books of travel writing, both published by Picador, and lives in London. An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan (1999) is now widely acknowledged as the most influential contemporary work of Afghanistan. Winner of the Thomas Cook/ Daily Telegraph Travel Book Award in the UK and a New York Times Bestseller in the USA, it recounts the author’s daring and passionate investigation into an extraordinary culture, first as a clandestine guest of the mujaheddin during the Soviet occupation, and ten years later during the Taleban advance on the besieged capital, Kabul. Mirrors of the Unseen (2006) draws on three years of travel and research to offer a rare and timely portrait of Iran, introducing us to the sublime architecture of Isfahan, the forests of the north, the bleak landscapes of Kurdistan and the urban contradictions of the capital, Tehran. An exploration of Iran’s immensely rich heritage and a personal enquiry into the nature of Persian and Islamic art. It is a book rich in detail, wit and discovery. Klappentext A remarkable journey to the heart of a remarkable countryA remarkable journey to the heart of a remarkable country Zusammenfassung A remarkable journey to the heart of a remarkable country.

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Authors Jason Elliot, Jason Elliott, Elliot Jason
Publisher Picador Uk
 
Content Book
Product form Paperback / Softback
Publication date 20.07.2007
Subject Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales > Asia
 
EAN 9780330371629
ISBN 978-0-330-37162-9
Pages 473
Age Recommendation from age 18
Dimensions (packing) 13 x 19.7 x 3 cm
 
Series Picador Paperbacks
Subjects Reiseberichte, Reiseerinnerungen (div.), Afghanistan : Berichte, Erinnerungen, Afghanistan, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, biography, Memoirs, Autobiography, Middle Eastern history, afghanistan war, Travel Memoir, Afghan War, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / Afghan War (2001-2021), US invasion, Afghanistan History, history of Afghanistan, travel writer
 

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