An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan
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An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan (1999) is a travel book written by British travel writer Jason Elliot
. An Unexpected Light won the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award
in the UK and became a New York Times bestseller in the USA.
Jason Elliot
Jason Elliot is a British travel writer; his works include An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan and Mirrors of the Unseen: Journeys in Iran .-Awards and honors:*2002: ALA Notable Books for Adults, An Unexpected Light...
. An Unexpected Light won the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award
Thomas Cook Travel Book Award
The Thomas Cook Travel Book Award originated as an initiative of Thomas Cook AG in 1980, with the aim of encouraging and rewarding the art of literary travel writing. The awards stopped in 2005...
in the UK and became a New York Times bestseller in the USA.
Awards and honors
- 2002: ALA Notable Books for Adults
- 2000: Thomas Cook Travel Book AwardThomas Cook Travel Book AwardThe Thomas Cook Travel Book Award originated as an initiative of Thomas Cook AG in 1980, with the aim of encouraging and rewarding the art of literary travel writing. The awards stopped in 2005...
- 1999: New York Times bestseller