Misadventure in the Middle East
Travels as a Tramp, Artist and Spy
$44.21
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
1 May 2007
Summary
When Henry Hemming set out in a pick-up truck called Yasmine to make a portrait of the Middle East, he had no idea what he would find or where he would be able to go - he wasn’t even sure how he would earn enough money to stay on the road for a year.
Henry Hemming’s extraordinary journey takes him from the drug-fuelled ski-slopes of Iran via some of the region’s secret beaches, palaces, army barracks, police cells, nightclubs, torture chambers, brothels and artists’ studios to a Fourt…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781857883954 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1857883950 |
| Author: | Henry Hemming |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | Nicholas Brealey Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 May 2007 |
| Weight: | 328g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 137mm x 215mm |
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Critics Review
A once-in-a-lifetime journey, full of youthful ebullience and idealism, but self-aware and brave too.
Misadventure in the Middle East is more than a gripping story of a dangerous expedition. It is a journey of self- discovery and an exploration of what it is to be an artist in a fractured world. - John Mole, author of It s All Greek To Me! and Mind Your Manners
A once-in-a-lifetime journey, full of youthful ebullience and idealism, but self-aware and brave too. - Colin Thubron, author of Shadow of the Silk Road and The Lost Heart of AsiaThe brilliantly-written account of a daring journey, by turns hilarious and poignant, and a timely antidote to current misconceptions about the Middle East. Essential reading. - Jason Elliot, author of Mirrors of the Unseen and An Unexpected LightA fantastic journey, full of surprising incidents and exciting encounters, in which you never know where the travellers will end up next. High-spirited and often amusing, Hemming s book also grapples with some of the big issues in the Middle East today. - Nicholas Jubber, author of The Prester Quest and winner of the Dolman Best First Travel Book AwardA well written tale of artistic sincerity and youthful bravura. - The TelegraphMisadventure in the Middle East is an engaging and highly readable account of a life-changing experience. - WanderlustHemming offers a refreshing innocence and openness, a voracious appetite for experience and encounter that makes him an honest and empathetic writer. He is funny with it. This is unusual and entertaining. Hemming is a fresh new voice, idealistic, engaging and human. - The SpectatorHemming’s insights and observations on crossing borders and boundaries - whether physical or in the mind - make him an ideal guide. We need more ambassadors like this. - Emel - The Muslim Lifestyle MagazineHenry Hemming
Henry’s art book got some wonderful review coverage including a wonderful quote from Michael Palin. He is extremely well-connected and has written articles for Islamica, Resurgence, Nomad and The Middle East and now works in a cramped Hackney studio.
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