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Book Title
Accursed Mountains : Journeys in Albania
Publication Name
The Accursed Mountains
Title
The Accursed Mountains
Subtitle
Journeys in Albania
Author
Robert Carver
Format
Trade Paperback
EAN
9780006551744
ISBN
9780006551744
Publisher
HarperCollins The Limited
Genre
History
Release Date
02/08/1999
Release Year
1999
Language
English
Country/Region of Manufacture
GB
Item Height
0.9in
Item Length
7.4in
Item Width
5.3in
Item Weight
10.2 Oz
Publication Year
1999
Features
Reprint
Topic
Europe / Eastern, Modern / 20th Century, General, Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other)
Number of Pages
368 Pages

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The remarkable tale of a series of journeys through remote, extraordinary Albania in the brief period between Communism and anarchy before it was again closed to Western travellers. Travelling by bus, on foot, by mule and horse, staying with Albanians in their houses and crumbling Stalinist tower blocks, Robert Carver meets Vlach shepherds and village intellectuals, ex-Communist Special Forces officers and juvenile heroin smugglers, missionaries with jeeps and light planes, and ex-prisoners of Enver Hoxha who have spent 45 years in the Albanian gulag. In the remote villages of the Accursed Mountains of the far north, he is the first Briton seen since the Second World War, when Intelligence officers were parachuted in to help fight the German occupiers. On his journey to Lake Gashit, high above the snowline on the Serb-Montenegrin border, Carver survives murder attempts and suicidal bus rides. He sees villages last visited by outsiders in 1933, which had effectively been hermetically sealed off from the rest of the world. In Tirana he experiences the contrasting side to life in Albania when he finds himself in the diplomatic set, inadvertantly consorting with Balkan highlife and involved with eccentrics worthy of an Evelyn Waugh novel. High adventure, danger and comedy alike are recounted in this sharp and spirited narrative, a highly original experience of a mysterious mountain land.

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Publisher
HarperCollins The Limited
ISBN-10
0006551742
ISBN-13
9780006551744
eBay Product ID (ePID)
160152823

Product Key Features

Book Title
Accursed Mountains : Journeys in Albania
Author
Robert Carver
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Reprint
Topic
Europe / Eastern, Modern / 20th Century, General, Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other)
Publication Year
1999
Genre
History
Number of Pages
368 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
7.4in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
5.3in
Item Weight
10.2 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Dr918.C3 1999
Edition Description
Reprint
Reviews
Praise for The Accursed Mountains: 'One of the most exciting travel books for a generation'Spectator '...enviable writing skills, fresh horrors on every page'The Times, Praise for The Accursed Mountains: 'One of the most exciting travel books for a generation'Spectator '…enviable writing skills, fresh horrors on every page'The Times
Copyright Date
1999
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
914.9/65/044
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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