Crossing The Sands ( Available )
214 AED
Crossing The Sands ( Available )
214 AED
- Arabian Sands (Original Text): First published in 1959, this book is considered a masterpiece of travel literature. It details Thesiger's five years (1945–1950) living among the Bedouin people, sharing their hardships, and documenting their traditional way of life on the cusp of being irrevocably changed by the discovery of oil. Thesiger aimed "to go where others had not been" and capture a vanishing world.
- Crossing the Sands (Pictorial Edition): This specific 1999 edition (published by Motivate Publishing) complements the narrative with Thesiger's extensive black-and-white photographs. These images provide a powerful visual record of the landscapes and people he encountered, enhancing the original text.
Author: Wilfred Thesiger
Publisher: publishing house
Number of pages: 176
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