{"product_id":"9780857057785","title":"The Border - A Journey Around Russia","description":"Author: Erika Fatland\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780857057785\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Quercus Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 29 Dec 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 608\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Erika Fatland [is] shaping up to be one of the Nordics' most exciting new travel writers\" \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e**SHORTLISTED FOR THE STANFORDS DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020**\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A hauntingly lyrical meditation to the contingencies of history\"\u003ci\u003e Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[An] impressive mix of history, reportage and travel memoir\" \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Border\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated from the Norwegian by Kari Dickson\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46697791520926,"sku":"ADS-9780857057785","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780857057785.jpg?v=1775719488","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780857057785","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}