Travels in a Dervish Cloak [Idioma Inglés] - Softcover

Críticas

... conjures up the best of Thubron and Dalrymple while being informed by a distinctive voice, a deep knowledge of Pakistan's tragic history and an unusual commitment to that country based on close family links. - Dervla Murphy, author of Full Tilt

The evident love and knowledge of Pakistan and its people, a prerequisite for the best travel writing, dances across every page of this book ... A sparkling, prejudice-burning description of his wanderings across Pakistan.- Justin Marozzi, The National

Enchanting and exuberant, witty, poignant and deeply evocative. --Jerome Starkey The Times

A discursive, funny, moving portrait of Pakistan, one of the most opaque and difficult and complex of countries, but here rendered in bright chiaroscuro and with obvious affection. It s a brilliant debut by a major new talent. - William Dalrymple

Isambard Wilkinson's first travel book, Travels In A Dervish Cloak is a masterpiece. -- Peter Oborne The Daily Mail

... an affectionate, funny, satisfying book about Pakistan in extremis. --Daniyal Mueenuddin, author of In Other Rooms, Other Wonders

Reseña del editor

Spellbound by his grandmother s Anglo Indian heritage and the exuberant annual visits of her friend the Begum, Isambard Wilkinson became enthralled by Pakistan as an intrepid teenager, eventually working there as a foreign correspondent during the War on Terror. Seeking the land behind the headlines, Bard sets out to discover the essence of a country convulsed by Islamist violence. What of the old, mystical Pakistan has survived and what has been destroyed? His is a funny, hashish? and whisky?scented travel book from the frontline, full of open?hearted delight and a poignant lust for life.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.