Arabia Through the Looking Glass
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Arabia Through the Looking Glass is Jonathan Raban
's first travel book
, published in 1979, describing his travels in the Middle East, the Arab countries he visits and the people he meets along the way.
Jonathan Raban
Jonathan Raban is a British travel writer and novelist. He has received several awards, such as the National Book Critics Circle Award, The Royal Society of Literature's Heinemann Award, the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award, the PEN West Creative Nonfiction Award, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers...
's first travel book
Travel book
Travel book may refer to:*Travel literature, a genre of literature*Guide book, documenting a geographic region or tourist destination or itinerary as an aid for tourists and travelers...
, published in 1979, describing his travels in the Middle East, the Arab countries he visits and the people he meets along the way.
External links
- The Guardian May 13, 2004 'Emasculating Arabia' http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,1215375,00.html
- The Guardian April 19, 2003 'The greatest gulf' http://books.guardian.co.uk/writersoniraq/story/0,12975,939470,00.html
- www.doublestandards.org 11 December, 2002 'Here we go again' http://www.doublestandards.org/raban1.html
- The Guardian March 2, 2002 'Truly, madly, deeply devout' http://www.guardian.co.uk/saturday_review/story/0,,660284,00.html