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Places in Between

By Rory Stewart

Places in Between Politics & Society

Places in Between

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A New York Times Bestseller "A striding, glorious book . . . A flat-out masterpiece . . . The Places in Between is, in very nearly every sense, too good to be true." —New York Times Book Review This account of a 36-day walk across Afghanistan, starting just weeks after the fall of the Taliban, is “stupendous. . . an instant travel classic.” (Entertainment Weekly) In January 2002, Rory Stewart walked across Afghanistan, surviving by his wits, his knowledge of Persian dialects and Muslim customs, and the kindness of strangers. By day he passed through mountains covered in nine feet of snow, hamlets burned and emptied by the Taliban, and communities thriving amid the remains of medieval civilizations. By night he slept on villagers' floors, shared their meals, and listened to their stories of the recent and ancient past. Along the way Stewart met heroes and rogues, tribal elders and teenage soldiers, Taliban commanders and foreign-aid workers. He was also adopted by an unexpected companion—a retired fighting mastiff he named Babur in honor of Afghanistan's first Mughal emperor, in whose footsteps the pair was following. Through these encounters—by turns touching, confounding, surprising, and funny—Stewart makes tangible the forces of tradition, ideology, and allegiance that shape life in the map's countless places in between.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
336
Release Date:
2006-05-08
Publication Date:
2006-05-08
Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0156031566
ISBN13:
9780156031561
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
14
Weight:
424 g
Height:
133 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
20 cm

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