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An Unexpected Light

Name: An Unexpected Light
Author: Jason Elliot

Travels in Afghanistan

Jason Elliot,

498 pages
English
ePUB (mobile friendly)
Available on iOS & Android

eBook - ePub

An Unexpected Light

Travels in Afghanistan

Jason Elliot,

About this book

"The surprise of the year: a lyrical, unrestrained and enthralling account of a journey into Afghanistan . . . I loved this book." ? The Daily Telegraph

Part historical evocation, part travelogue, and part personal quest, An Unexpected Light is the account of Jason Elliot's journey through Afghanistan, a country considered off-limits to travelers for twenty years. Aware of the risks involved, but determined to explore what he could of the Afghan people and culture, Elliot leaves the relative security of Kabul. He travels by foot and on horseback, and hitches rides on trucks that eventually lead him into the snowbound mountains of the North toward Uzbekistan, the former battlefields of the Soviet army's "hidden war." Here the Afghan landscape kindles a recollection of the author's life ten years earlier, when he fought with the anti-Soviet mujaheddin resistance during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.

Weaving different Afghan times and visits with revealing insights on matters ranging from antipersonnel mines to Sufism, Elliot has created a narrative mosaic of startling prose that captures perfectly the powerful allure of a seldom-glimpsed world. Jason Elliot's An Unexpected Light is a remarkable, poignant book about Afghanistan and a heartfelt reflection on the experience of travel itself.

"Elliot's observational gems, when glimpsed as a whole, offer a fascinating mosaic of revelations . . . Illuminating, astute, and timely." ? USA Today

"Often unexpectedly funny and constantly perceptive, but it is also profound." ?Jason Goodwin, The New York Times Book Review

"Elliot is an enthralling writer with a great gift for evoking places, people and atmosphere, from the pastoral calm of a fertile valley to the terrifying sights and sounds of war." ?Merle Rubin, Los Angeles Times

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