Zur Startseite gehen
0,00 €*
Cover: 9780375727542 | Chasing the Sea | Lost Among the Ghosts of Empire in Central Asia
Dekorationsartikel gehören nicht zum Leistungsumfang.
Chasing the Sea
Lost Among the Ghosts of Empire in Central Asia
Taschenbuch von Tom Bissell
Sprache: Englisch

24,55 €*

inkl. MwSt.

Versandkostenfrei per Post / DHL

Lieferzeit 1-2 Wochen

Kategorien:
Beschreibung
In 1996, Tom Bissell went to Uzbekistan as a na•ve Peace Corps volunteer. Though he lasted only a few months before illness and personal crisis forced him home, Bissell found himself entranced by this remote land. Five years later he returned to explore the shrinking Aral Sea, destroyed by Soviet irrigation policies. Joining up with an exuberant translator named Rustam, Bissell slips more than once through the clutches of the Uzbek police as he makes his often wild way to the devastated sea.

In Chasing the Sea, Bissell combines the story of his travels with a beguiling chronicle of Uzbekistan's striking culture and long history of violent subjugation by despots from Jenghiz Khan to Joseph Stalin. Alternately amusing and sobering, this is a gripping portrait of a fascinating place, and the debut of a singularly gifted young writer.
In 1996, Tom Bissell went to Uzbekistan as a na•ve Peace Corps volunteer. Though he lasted only a few months before illness and personal crisis forced him home, Bissell found himself entranced by this remote land. Five years later he returned to explore the shrinking Aral Sea, destroyed by Soviet irrigation policies. Joining up with an exuberant translator named Rustam, Bissell slips more than once through the clutches of the Uzbek police as he makes his often wild way to the devastated sea.

In Chasing the Sea, Bissell combines the story of his travels with a beguiling chronicle of Uzbekistan's striking culture and long history of violent subjugation by despots from Jenghiz Khan to Joseph Stalin. Alternately amusing and sobering, this is a gripping portrait of a fascinating place, and the debut of a singularly gifted young writer.
Über den Autor
Tom Bissell was born in Escanaba, Michigan, in 1974. After his stint in the Peace Corps he worked for several years in book publishing in New York City. His criticism, fiction, and journalism have appeared in publications including Harper's Magazine, The Virginia Quarterly Review, GQ, Granta, McSweeney's, The Boston Review, The Believer, Best American Travel Writing 2003,and other publications. He has been nominated for several awards and not received any of them. He lives in New York City.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
Genre: Importe, Kunst
Produktart: Reiseführer
Region: Asien
Rubrik: Reisen
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780375727542
ISBN-10: 037572754X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Bissell, Tom
Hersteller: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 203 x 132 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Tom Bissell
Erscheinungsdatum: 12.10.2004
Gewicht: 0,464 kg
Artikel-ID: 102487173
Über den Autor
Tom Bissell was born in Escanaba, Michigan, in 1974. After his stint in the Peace Corps he worked for several years in book publishing in New York City. His criticism, fiction, and journalism have appeared in publications including Harper's Magazine, The Virginia Quarterly Review, GQ, Granta, McSweeney's, The Boston Review, The Believer, Best American Travel Writing 2003,and other publications. He has been nominated for several awards and not received any of them. He lives in New York City.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
Genre: Importe, Kunst
Produktart: Reiseführer
Region: Asien
Rubrik: Reisen
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780375727542
ISBN-10: 037572754X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Bissell, Tom
Hersteller: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 203 x 132 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Tom Bissell
Erscheinungsdatum: 12.10.2004
Gewicht: 0,464 kg
Artikel-ID: 102487173
Sicherheitshinweis

Ähnliche Produkte

Ähnliche Produkte

Taschenbuch
Cover: 9780979917639 | Report from Iron Mountain | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2008
Report from Iron Mountain
EAN: 9780979917639
Sprache: Englisch

16,15 €*

Lieferzeit 1-2 Wochen

Taschenbuch
Cover: 9781580052375 | Feminism and Pop Culture | Seal Studies | Andi Zeisler | Taschenbuch
Feminism and Pop Culture
Seal Studies
EAN: 9781580052375
Sprache: Englisch
Von/Mit: Andi Zeisler

20,90 €*

Lieferzeit 1-2 Wochen

Taschenbuch
Cover: 9783863310226 | Anders als wir | Barbara Schäuble | Taschenbuch | 450 S. | Deutsch
Anders als wir
Differenzkonstruktionen und Alltagsantisemitismus unter Jugendlichen, Anregungen für die politische Bildung
EAN: 9783863310226
Sprache: Deutsch
Von/Mit: Barbara Schäuble

29,00 €*

Lieferzeit 1-2 Wochen

Taschenbuch
Cover: 9781904859352 | Constituent Imagination | Stevphen Shukaitis (u. a.) | Taschenbuch
Constituent Imagination
Militant Investigations, Collective Theorization
EAN: 9781904859352
Sprache: Englisch
Von/Mit: Stevphen Shukaitis (u. a.)

19,30 €*

Lieferzeit 1-2 Wochen

Taschenbuch
Cover: 9780781814379 | Foods & Flavors from Nepal | Jyoti Pathak | Taschenbuch | Englisch
Foods & Flavors from Nepal
EAN: 9780781814379
Sprache: Englisch
Von/Mit: Jyoti Pathak

31,15 €*

Lieferzeit 1-2 Werktage

Taschenbuch
Cover: 9783847426790 | Geschlechter in Un-Ordnung | Nina Hackmann (u. a.) | Taschenbuch
Geschlechter in Un-Ordnung
Zur Irritation von Zweigeschlechtlichkeit im Wissenschaftsdiskurs
EAN: 9783847426790
Sprache: Deutsch
Von/Mit: Nina Hackmann (u. a.)

52,00 €*

Lieferzeit 1-2 Wochen

Taschenbuch
Cover: 9781849076203 | 2024 Philip's Easy to Read Britain Road Atlas | (A4 Paperback) | Maps
2024 Philip's Easy to Read Britain Road Atlas
(A4 Paperback)
EAN: 9781849076203
Sprache: Englisch
Von/Mit: Philip'S Maps

24,80 €*

Lieferzeit 1-2 Wochen

Taschenbuch
Cover: 9781107657212 | International Human Rights Law | Olivier De Schutter | Taschenbuch
International Human Rights Law
EAN: 9781107657212
Sprache: Englisch
Von/Mit: Olivier De Schutter

85,40 €*

Lieferzeit 1-2 Wochen

Buch
Cover: 9781032546742 | Participatory Democratic Innovations in Southeast Europe | Buch | 2024
Participatory Democratic Innovations in Southeast Europe
How to Engage in Flawed Democracies
EAN: 9781032546742
Sprache: Englisch
Von/Mit: Irena Fiket (u. a.)

217,95 €*

Lieferzeit 1-2 Wochen

Diese Website verwendet Cookies, um eine bestmögliche Erfahrung bieten zu können. Mehr Informationen ...