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Informationen zum Autor William Dalrymple is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and of the Royal Asiatic Society, and in 2002 was awarded the Mungo Park Medal by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society for his ‘outstanding contribution to travel literature’. He wrote and presented the TV series ‘Stones of the Raj’ and ‘Indian Journeys’, which won BAFTA’s 2002 Grierson Award for Best Documentary Series. He and his wife, artist Olivia Fraser, have three children, and divide their time between London and Delhi. Klappentext "Any travel writer who is so good at his job as to be brilliant, applauded, loved and needed has to have an unusual list of qualities, and William Dalrymple has them all in aces. Dalrymple's ear for conversation is as good as Alan Bennett's. The best and most unexpected book I have read since I forget when." PETER LEVI "Nobody but William Dalrymple - and possibly Patrick Leigh Fermor - could have produced so compulsively readable a book." JOHN JULIUS NORWICH, 'Observer' "A rich stew of history and travel narrative spiced with anecdote, opinion and 'bon mots' ... The future of travel literature lies in the hands of gifted authors like Dalrymple who shine their torches into the shadowy hinterland of the human story - the most foreign territory of all." SARA WHEELER, 'Independent' "Compelling reading ... Dalrymple's eye for the revealing moment is as acute as ever. 'From the Holy Mountain' is rare indeed: a book that will endure." EDWARD MARRIOTT, 'The Times' "Dalrymple stands out as one of our most talented travel writers. Energetic, thoughtful, curious and courageous." ANTHONY SATTIN, 'Sunday Times' "Dalrymple's threnody for Eastern Christianity ranks with the great modern travel books, Robert Byron's 'Road to Oxiana', Patrick Leigh Fermor's 'Time of Gifts' and Eric Newby's 'Short Walk in the Hindu Kush'. ALAN TAYLOR, 'Scotsman' Zusammenfassung A rich blend of history and spirituality, adventure and politics, laced with the thread of black comedy familiar to readers of William Dalrymple’s previous work....
