
Arabian Sands
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Narrated by:
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Laurence Kennedy
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By:
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Wilfred Thesiger
Arabian Sands is Wilfred Thesiger’s stunning account of five years spent crossing the Arabian Peninsula by foot and on camels, with nomadic Bedouin tribesmen as guides. Travelling between 1945 and 1950, the British explorer treks through Yemen, the Empty Quarter, Oman, and parts of the then Trucial States, crossing and re-crossing around 250,000 miles of this most inhospitable terrain. He was the first European ever to set eyes on the dunes and wadis of these deserts.
Faced with constant challenges and trials beneath the punishing sun, his journey is also spiritual and enriching, as it requires the utmost courage, patience, generosity, and humor. In clear and evocative prose, Thesiger documents a journey of unimaginable hardship and startling beauty, as well as a time, place, and people on the cusp of change.
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Unmissable, humbling epic of our time
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Fantastic narration
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“As the plane climbed over the town and swung above the sea I knew how it felt to go into exile.”
- beautiful closing words by Mubarak bin London
Masterpiece!
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It is interesting that the author describes his travels between 1945 and 1950, so different than what you would encounter now.
The desert remains the same, but due to political differences, the people will have a different approach.
If you like to read about the nomads and Arabian history I highly recommend audible’s book “Ibn Saud”.
The narrator, mr. Laurence Kennedy, is a pleasure to listen to.
My thanks to all involved, JK
INTERESTING
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Wonderful Cross-Cultural Exploration of Yore
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Beautifully written and told
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Sad those days are over but I’m happy Thesiger was able to live them and document them. What an amazing story.
Wow
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