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Some Far and Distant Place (Hardcover)
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Some Far and Distant Place (Hardcover)
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Born in Pakistan to Baptist missionaries from rural Georgia,
Jonathan S. Addleton crossed the borders of race, culture, class,
and religion from an early age. Some Far and Distant Place combines
family history, social observation, current events, and deeply
personal commentary to tell an unusual coming-of-age story that has
as much to do with the intersection of cultures as it does with one
man's life. Whether sharing ice cream with a young Benazir Bhutto
or selling gospel tracts at the tomb of a Sufi saint, Addleton
provides insightful and sometimes hilarious glimpses into the
Muslim-Christian encounter through the eyes of a young child. His
narrative is rooted in many unlikely sources, including a southern
storytelling tradition, Urdu ghazal, revivalist hymnology, and the
Anglican Book of Common Prayer. The natural beauty of the Himalayas
also leaves a strong and lasting mark, providing solidity in a
confusing world that on occasion seems about to tilt out of
control. This clear-eyed, insightful memoir describes an experience
that will become increasingly more common as cultures that once
seemed remote and distant are no longer confined within the bounds
of a single nation-state.
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