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Description for Hinterland
Hardback. Very good copy in very good dustwrappers. Light shelf wear, remains very good
It is night, and two boys are crossing a river that is also a border. They have nothing but the clothes on their backs, their inheritance stitched into the lining of a belt, and the courage of an enormous gamble: that Europe will offer them a future they can no longer wait for in Afghanistan. Travelling by truck, by boat, by train, by bus and on foot, Aryan and his younger brother Kabir have embarked on an epic journey, clinging to an itinerary they repeat like a mantra so as not to lose their way: Kabul-Tehran-Istanbul-Athens-Rome-Paris-London. There are moments ... Read more
It is night, and two boys are crossing a river that is also a border. They have nothing but the clothes on their backs, their inheritance stitched into the lining of a belt, and the courage of an enormous gamble: that Europe will offer them a future they can no longer wait for in Afghanistan. Travelling by truck, by boat, by train, by bus and on foot, Aryan and his younger brother Kabir have embarked on an epic journey, clinging to an itinerary they repeat like a mantra so as not to lose their way: Kabul-Tehran-Istanbul-Athens-Rome-Paris-London. There are moments ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408817759
SKU
KCW0015946
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Caroline Brothers
Caroline Brothers was born in Australia. She has a PhD in history from University College London and has worked as a foreign correspondent in Europe and Latin America. She currently lives in Paris where she writes for the International Herald Tribune and the New York Times. She has published a book, War and Photography, and also writes short stories. Hinterland ... Read more
Reviews for Hinterland
A heart-wrenching story of two young brothers on a long, hard road; a story that all of us should read
Barbara Trapido
Intensely evocative ... [a] visceral and moving debut ... it paints a shocking portrait of some of the most displaced people on Earth ... But these lives linger in the readers' imagination, thanks to the author's ... Read more
Barbara Trapido
Intensely evocative ... [a] visceral and moving debut ... it paints a shocking portrait of some of the most displaced people on Earth ... But these lives linger in the readers' imagination, thanks to the author's ... Read more