For decades, Colombia was the 'narcostate'. Now it's seen as one of
the rising stars of the global economy. Where does the truth lie?
How did a land likened to paradise by the first conquistadores
become a byword for hell on earth? And how is it rebuilding itself
after decades of violence? Writer and journalist Tom Feiling has
journeyed throughout Colombia, down roads that were until recently
too dangerous to travel, talking to people from former guerrilla
fighters to nomadic tribesmen and millionaires. Vital, shocking,
wry and never simplistic, Short Walks from Bogota unpicks the
tangled fabric of Colombia to create a stunning work of reportage,
history and travel writing. Books of the Year 2012 Boyd Tonkin, The
Independent 'Creates a portrait of Colombia that is perceptive,
unsensational, and full of humanity ... Feiling is a brilliant
reporter, lucid, unflinching, morally engaged, and with an
occasional deadpan sense of humour .. one of the most consistently
intelligent and compelling books to have appeared on any South
American country in recent years' Michael Jacobs, Independent 'Tom
Feiling takes us on an enlightening journey through a changing
country that few understand' Rachel Aspden, Observer 'A deeply
political account of one man's journey to the violent heart of
modern, rural, Colombia ... a must read' Kevin Howlett, Colombia
Politics 'Feiling... venture[s] into areas that have been off
limits for decades ... the sense of a vibrant nation worth
discovering peeks out' Siobhan Murphy, Metro 'The best British
travel writers like Norman Lewis or Bruce Chatwin give the reader
more than simple travellers' tales. Feiling is of their company ...
a brilliant, penetrating and highly readable account' Robert
Carver, Spectator Some of the best insights in the book come from
the people Feiling meets, and memorably portrays ... a
well-written, thoughtful book David Gallagher, Times Literary
Supplement Dramatic and captivating Wanderlust 'Elegantly written
and knowledgeable. Feiling writes with the eye of a seasoned
journalist and the style of a travel writer' Carl Wilkinson,
Financial Times Tom Feiling spent a year living and working in
Colombia before making Resistencia: Hip-Hop in Colombia, which won
numerous awards at film festivals around the world, and was
broadcast in four countries. In 2003 he became Campaigns Director
for the TUC's Justice for Colombia campaign, which organizes for
human rights in Colombia. His first book was The Candy Machine: How
Cocaine Took Over The World, which was based on over sixty
interviews with people involved in all aspects of the cocaine
business and the 'war on drugs,' and was published by Penguin in
2009.
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