An Unexpected Light : Travels in Afghanistan

ISBN-13: 9780330371629 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 496 str.

Jason Elliot

Opis

Not long out of school, Jason Elliot went to Afghanistan to see what the Russians were doing. He soon found himself living in the mountains amongst the mujaheddin. He combines his own experiences with anecdotes from sufis and Soviet veterans.

Recenzje

'What raises the book to the level of a classic is its intensely personal meditation on the magic of unplanned adventure, of the pain and pleasure of pushing into the unknown. The whole book, like Elliot's travels themselves, operated on this heightened level. The Times

O autorze

Elliot, Jason

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.