An Unexpected Light by Jason Elliot
A remarkable journey to the heart of a remarkable country.
'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 unknownThe whole book, like Elliot’s travels themselves, operated on this heightened level. * The Times *
Jason Elliot is that rare traveller who surrenders himself to people and places and this tale is a many-layered reconstruction of his experience . . . I am sure this book will soon be among the classics of travel’ -- Doris Lessing
‘An Unexpected Light is often unexpectedly funny and constantly perceptive, but it is also profound’ * New York Times *
Jason Elliot is that rare traveller who surrenders himself to people and places and this tale is a many-layered reconstruction of his experience . . . I am sure this book will soon be among the classics of travel’ -- Doris Lessing
‘An Unexpected Light is often unexpectedly funny and constantly perceptive, but it is also profound’ * New York Times *
Jason Elliot lives in London. His is the author of An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan and Mirrors of the Unseen: Journeys in Iran.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780330371629 |
| ISBN 10 | 0330371622 |
| Title | An Unexpected Light |
| Author | Jason Elliot |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2007-07-20 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
| Prizes | Winner of Thomas Cook/Daily Telegraph Travel Book Award 2000, Winner of Thomas Cook Travel Book Award 2000 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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