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The Zanzibar Chest: A Memoir of Love and War by Hartley, Aidan

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Condition
Brand new: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See the ...
EAN
9780006531210
UPC
9780006531210
ISBN
9780006531210
MPN
N/A
Item Length
19.8 cm
Publication Year
2004
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Book Title
The Zanzibar Chest: a Memoir of Love and War
Item Height
198mm
Author
Aidan Hartley
Publisher
Harpercollins Publishers
Topic
Travel Writing
Item Width
129mm
Item Weight
340g
Number of Pages
320 Pages

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A deeply affecting memoir of a childhood in Africa and the continent's horrendous wars, which Hartley witnessed at first hand as a journalist in the 1990s. Shortlisted for the prestigious Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction, this is a masterpiece of autobiographical journalism. Aidan Hartley, a foreign correspondent, burned-out from the horror of covering the terrifying micro wars of the 1990s, from Rwanda to Bosnia, seeks solace and solitude in the remote mountains and deserts of southern Arabia and the Yemen, following his father's death. While there, he finds himself on the trail of the tragic story of an old friend of his father's, who fell in love and was murdered in southern Arabia fifty years ago. As the terrible events of the past unfold, Hartley finds his own kind of deliverance. 'The Zanzibar Chest' is a powerful story about a man witnessing and confronting extreme violence and being broken down by it, and of a son trying to come to terms with the death of a father whom he also saw as his best friend. It charts not only a love affair between two people, but also the British love affair with Arabia and the vast emptinesses of the desert, which become a fitting metaphor for the emotional and spiritual condition in which Hartley finds himself.

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Publisher
Harpercollins Publishers
ISBN-13
9780006531210
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Product Key Features

Book Title
The Zanzibar Chest: a Memoir of Love and War
Author
Aidan Hartley
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Travel Writing
Publication Year
2004
Number of Pages
320 Pages

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Item Height
198mm
Item Width
129mm
Item Weight
340g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Aidan Hartley
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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