The Border - A Journey Around Russia - SHORTLISTED FOR THE STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020
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| Verlag | Quercus |
| Auflage | 2021 |
| Seiten | 608 |
| Format | 13,7 x 4 x 20 cm |
| Gewicht | 454 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| EAN | 9780857057785 |
| Bestell-Nr | 85705778EA |
A journey along the seemingly endless Russian border - from North Korea in the Far East through Russia's bordering states in Asia and the Caucasus, crossing the Caspian Ocean and the Black Sea along the way.
Klappentext:
"Erika Fatland [is] shaping up to be one of the Nordics' most exciting new travel writers" National Geographic
__SHORTLISTED FOR THE STANFORDS DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020__
"A hauntingly lyrical meditation to the contingencies of history" Wall Street Journal
"[An] impressive mix of history, reportage and travel memoir" Washington Post
The Border is a book about Russia and Russian history without its author ever entering Russia itself; a book about being the neighbour of that mighty, expanding empire throughout history. It is a chronicle of the colourful, exciting, tragic and often unbelievable histories of these bordering nations, their cultures, their people, their landscapes.
Through her last three documentary books - one about terrorism in Beslan, one about the 2011 terror attacks in Norway and one about post-Soviet Central Asia - social anthropologist Erika Fatland has established herself as a sharp observer and an outstanding int erviewer at the forefront of Nordic non-fiction.
Translated from the Norwegian by Kari Dickson
Rezension:
Truly a masterly performance . . . The book has so many qualities that it is impossible to mention them all. Fatland masters the genre to perfection . . . The Border transcends all borders. Reading it is a true delight. Aftenposten
