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A Winter in Arabia - A Journey Through Yemen (Paperback) Loot Price: R643
Discovery Miles 6 430
A Winter in Arabia - A Journey Through Yemen (Paperback): Freya Stark

A Winter in Arabia - A Journey Through Yemen (Paperback)

Freya Stark

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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. Even though that journey ended in disappointment, sickness and a forced rescue, Stark, undeterred, returned to Yemen two years later. Starting in Mukalla and skirting the fringes of the legendary and unexplored Empty Quarter, she spent the winter searching for Shabwa - ancient capital of the Hadhramaut and a holy grail for generations of explorers. From within Stark's beautifully-crafted and deeply knowledgeable narrative emerges a rare and exquisitely-rendered portrait of the customs and cultures of the tribes of the Arabian Peninsula. 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'.

General

Imprint: Tauris Parke Books
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: March 2020
Authors: Freya Stark
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 978-0-7556-3382-1
Categories: Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > Classic travel writing
Books > Travel > Travel writing > Classic travel writing
LSN: 0-7556-3382-2
Barcode: 9780755633821

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