Thesiger, Wilfred
The Marsh Arabs (Penguin Classics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780141442082
- author:
- Thesiger, Wilfred
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2007
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.6 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Travel writing
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Wilfred Thesiger's account of his time among the Marsh Arabs is a moving tribute to their way of life and the landscape they inhabit.
Travelling by canoe from village to village, Thesiger won acceptance through his medical skills and gained insight into the hospitality, loyalty, courage and endurance of these independent people. His vivid descriptions bring to life the impressive reed houses, teeming waterways, and wildlife, as well as the herding of buffalo and hunting of wild boar.
This poignant account is a testament to the now threatened culture and landscape of this untouched region, which suffered widespread destruction under Saddam Hussein's regime. Thesiger's remarkable story offers a unique perspective on a way of life that has endured for centuries.
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