The Border

Fatland, Erika

£12.99

‘The Border’ is a book about Russian and Russian history without its author ever entering Russia itself; a book about being the neighbour of that mighty, expanding empire throughout history. It is a chronicle of the colourful, exciting, tragic and often unbelievable histories of these bordering nations, their cultures, their people, their landscapes.

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Publish Date: 16/09/2021
ISBN: 9780857057785 Category: Tags: ,

Description

“Erika Fatland [is] shaping up to be one of the Nordics’ most exciting new travel writers” National Geographic

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE STANFORDS DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020**

“A hauntingly lyrical meditation to the contingencies of history” Wall Street Journal

“[An] impressive mix of history, reportage and travel memoir” Washington Post

The Border is a book about Russia and Russian history without its author ever entering Russia itself; a book about being the neighbour of that mighty, expanding empire throughout history. It is a chronicle of the colourful, exciting, tragic and often unbelievable histories of these bordering nations, their cultures, their people, their landscapes.

Through her last three documentary books – one about terrorism in Beslan, one about the 2011 terror attacks in Norway and one about post-Soviet Central Asia – social anthropologist Erika Fatland has established herself as a sharp observer and an outstanding interviewer at the forefront of Nordic non-fiction.

Translated from the Norwegian by Kari Dickson

Additional information

Weight 454 g
Dimensions 196 × 128 × 32 mm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

608

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

327.47 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K