{"product_id":"sovietistan-9780857057747","title":"Sovietistan","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn unforgettable journey through the former Soviet Republics, by a prizewinning author of international reportage\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e[A] mesmerising trip across central Asia . . . All credit to Erika Fatland\u003c\/b\u003e, who may have titled her central Asian travelogue \u003ci\u003eSovietistan\u003c\/i\u003e, but who treats each with care and attention. Part diary, part sociopolitical analysis \u003cb\u003e. . . A fascinating travelogue\u003c\/b\u003e -- Henry Foy * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eThis \u003cb\u003etalented narrator \u003c\/b\u003ehas compiled a book of timeless stories. Social anthropologist Erika Fatland has intertwined her encounters with \u003cb\u003ewell-researched digressions in history, politics and geography\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Renate Nimtz-Köster * Süddeutsche Zeitung *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEngaging\u003c\/b\u003e . . . The reader learns a lot about all kinds of subjects. -- Sara Wheeler * Spectator *\u003cbr\u003eWith her \u003cb\u003eacute journalistic eye\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eclarity of style\u003c\/b\u003e and not least a solid background in social anthropology, Erika Fatland has given us a number of astute books on complicated subjects. When this ability is combined with \u003cb\u003ecourage\u003c\/b\u003e and a\u003cb\u003e sense of adventure\u003c\/b\u003e, the result is \u003cb\u003eimpressive\u003c\/b\u003e * Aftenposten *\u003cbr\u003eNow to be numbered among the best travel writers, the b\u003cb\u003erilliant and intrepid Norwegian Erika Fatland\u003c\/b\u003e has observed deserts, villages, metropolises and mountains to bring back \u003cb\u003ea jewel of a story of adventure, intermingled histories, geography, geology, culture and politics\u003c\/b\u003e. * Figaro *\u003cbr\u003eEven if you're not currently planning a trip to Central Asia, \u003cb\u003ethis book will change your mind\u003c\/b\u003e * Klassekampen *\u003cbr\u003eA road trip dotted with \u003cb\u003ecurious incidents\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ethought-provoking observations\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eabsurd stories\u003c\/b\u003e, from culinary disasters to snapshots of everyday life under a dictatorship. A fine mingling of facts and the observations of \u003cb\u003ea true travel writer\u003c\/b\u003e * Reiselyst Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eFatland really knows her subject and writes with conviction. After her thoughtful writing on Beslan and the massacre on Utøya,\u003cb\u003e there was every reason to have huge expectations. They have been more than fulfilled.\u003c\/b\u003e * Dagbladet *\u003cbr\u003eIn Sovietistan, Erika Fatland has created \u003cb\u003ea dense, polyphonic mosaic \u003c\/b\u003ethat shows five young states at the crossroads * Deutschland Radiokultur *\u003cbr\u003eThis is another Asia visited by the Norwegian Erika Fatland . . . countries of contrasts, of extreme wealth and the madness of dictators who build white marble cities in the desert * Culture France *\u003cbr\u003eReminiscent of Ryszard Kapuscinski's \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow of the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSovietistan\u003c\/i\u003e blends complex history with Fatland's own clear-eyed reporting\u003c\/b\u003e, the devastation of the Soviet era always in the background (and sometimes the foreground) * Star Tribune *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn introduction to a deeply misunderstood part of the world\u003c\/b\u003e...the complexity and beauty of this region are best represented when she goes back in time.\u003cb\u003e Fatland has a level of access most outsiders would never have.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Sebastian Modak * New York Times Book Review *","brand":"Quercus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406272799063,"sku":"9780857057747","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857057747.jpg?v=1730495187","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sovietistan-9780857057747","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}