Filling a long-neglected gap in the travel writing of the region, Jason Elliot's Mirrors of the Unseen is a rare and timely portrait of the nation descended from the world's earliest superpower: Iran. Animated by the same spirit of exploration as its acclaimed predecessor, An Unexpected Light, and drawing on several years of independent travel and research, this thought-provoking work weaves together observations of life in contemporary Iran with history, politics, and a penetrating enquiry into the secrets of Islamic art. Generously illustrated with the author's own...
Filling a long-neglected gap in the travel writing of the region, Jason Elliot's Mirrors of the Unseen is a rare and timely portrait of the ...
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.
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 th...
Part travelogue, part historical evocation, part personal quest, and part reflection on the joys and perils of passage, this acclaimed synthesis of description and insight remains as relevant today as when it first appeared. Jason Elliot's An Unexpected Light is a remarkable, poignant book about Afghanistan and a heartfelt reflection on the experience of travel itself.
With a New Afterword by the Author
Part travelogue, part historical evocation, part personal quest, and part reflection on the joys and peril...
