Winter in Arabia
«Her books make Stark a remarkable figure under any circumstances. Having been a woman whose roamings through Middle Eastern deserts and mountains put her in the top ranks of the fabled Royal Geographical Society makes her more so.»
Richard Bernstein, The New York Times
Freya Stark is most famous for her travels in Arabia at a time when very few men, let alone women, had fully explored its vast hinterlands. In 1934, she made her first journey to the Hadhramaut in what is now Yemen - the first woman to do so alone. Les mer
A Winter in Arabia is one of the most important pieces of literature on the region and a book that placed Freya Stark in the pantheon of great writers and explorers of the Arab World. To listen to her voice is to hear the rich echoes of a land whose 'nakedness is clothed in shreds of departed splendour'.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Tauris Parke
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 328
- ISBN
- 9780755633821
- Utgivelsesår
- 2020
- Format
- 20 x 13 cm
Anmeldelser
«Her books make Stark a remarkable figure under any circumstances. Having been a woman whose roamings through Middle Eastern deserts and mountains put her in the top ranks of the fabled Royal Geographical Society makes her more so.»
Richard Bernstein, The New York Times
«Few writers have the capacity to do with words what Faberge could do with gems–to fashion them, without violating their quality. It is this extraordinary talent which sets Freya Stark apart from her fellow craftsman in the construction of books on travel.»
The Daily Telegraph
«Freya Stark remains unexcelled as an interpreter of brief encounters in wild regions against the backdrop of history.»
The Observer
«One of the finest travel writers of our century.»
The New Yorker
«A Middle East traveler, an explorer and, above all, a writer, Freya Stark has, with an incomparably clear eye, looked toward the horizon of the past without ever losing sight of the present. Her books are route plans of a perceptive intelligence, traversing time and space with ease.»
Saudi Aramco World
«A treasure of rare distinction among travel books.»
The New York Times Book Review
«Here, for once in a very long while, is a book upon which the miser of superlatives may pour out his hoard of praise . . . To read such a book . . . is to be proud and thankful. For here is a lovely clarity and calm courage, vivid gaiety, the strong peace of truth and understanding; and quietness.»
The Times Literary Supplement
«Her writing has wit and vivacity and no little beauty . . . I found the whole book enthralling.»
Christian Science Monitor