Through the Embers of Chaos

Balkan Journeys

Dervla Murphy (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

416 Seiten

2003 | New edition
John Murray Publishers Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7195-6510-6 (ISBN)

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The indomitable Dervla Murphy's latest travels on bicycle through the hazards of the former Yugoslavia, seeing at first hand the results of war and the war crimes.

While bicycling hundreds of miles through beautiful yet tragically depopulated regions of Albania and the former Yugoslavia, Dervla stayed with families forcibly uprooted, their lives devastated by murder and pillage. Conversations revealed the griefs and confusions of ordinary people, many of whom were extraordinarily brave and resilient during the 'decade of decay'. Throughout her travels, Dervla tries to make sense of the confusing history and politics of the area. Through the Embers of Chaos is an extraordinary achievement; it describes a journey that demanded the greatest emotional and physical stamina (not least as she was attacked and robbed three times in Albania). The result is a truly unusual view on the Balkan countryside.

Dervla Murphy is one of the very best loved of travel writers. She was born in County Waterford and since 1964 has been regularly publishing accounts of her journeys - by bicycle and on foot -- in the remoter areas of four continents. She has also written about the problems of Northern Ireland, the hazards of nuclear power, and race relations in Britain. The Times Literary Supplement called her 'an admirable woman -- she has a romantic soul and a keen eye'.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	3.7.2003
Zusatzinfo	Maps
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 27 mm
Gewicht	295 g
Themenwelt	Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Europa
ISBN-10	0-7195-6510-3 / 0719565103
ISBN-13	978-0-7195-6510-6 / 9780719565106
Zustand	Neuware