A Reed Shaken by the Wind
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A Reed Shaken by the Wind by Gavin Maxwell
The Marsh Arabs of southern Iraq were one of the most isolated communities in the world. Few outsiders, let alone Europeans, had been permitted to travel through their homeland, a mass of tiny islands lost in a wilderness of reeds and swamps in southern Iraq. One of the few trusted outsiders was the legendary explorer, Wilfred Thesiger, who was Gavin Maxwell's guide to the intricate landscape, tribal customs and distinctive architecture of the Marsh Arabs. Thesiger's skill with a medicine chest and rifle assured them a welcome in every hamlet, and Maxwell's training as a naturalist and writer has left an invaluable record of a unique community and a vanished way of life.Gavin Maxwell was up in a small community in southwestern Scotland, where he developed an interest in nature. When he was an adult, he went on a tour of the reed marshes of Southern Iraq, he kept his passion for exploration alive. He captured an otter there and returned it to his isolated Scottish house of Sandaig. The otter was the topic of his most well-known novel, Ring of Brilliant Water, which went on to sell over a million copies.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780907871934 |
| ISBN 10 | 0907871933 |
| Title | A Reed Shaken by the Wind |
| Author | Gavin Maxwell |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Eland Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 2003-11-28 |
| Number of pages | 236 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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