Full name: Under a Sickle Moon: A Journey Through Afghanistan

Author: Peregrine Hodson Year: 1986 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Travel, Non Fiction Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780802139528 0802139523

In 1984 journalist Peregrine Hodson crossed the Pakistan border into Afghanistan with rebel mujahedin smuggling arms and ammunition, beginning a thousand-mile journey through the war-torn nation. Fluent in Farsi, he was able to observe the war with stunning intimacy and eloquently capture the essence of the Afghan people and their culture. As the travelers survived bombings by Soviet aircraft, an ambush by a rival faction, and becoming swept up in a major offensive, Hodson would come to gain a unique perspective on their hopes for peace and religious devotion. Bringing together travel writing, war reportage, and history, this is a richly rendered portrait of a complex people. "Gripping and moving ... [a] powerful account of a war that has often been described as 'forgotten.'" -- Gail Pool, The Christian Science Monitor "Will long remain the most vivid account of a strange and horrible wrong." -- Ahmed Rashid, The Independent (London) "Vivid and intriguing." -- Jonathan Kirsch, -- Los Angeles Times Book Review Similar books: An unexpected light by Jason Elliot The Light Garden of the Angel King by Peter Levi The Cruel Way by Ella Maillart Full Circle by Michael Palin Pole To Pole by Michael Palin A Woman's Passion for Travel by Marybeth Bond To the Ends of the Earth by Paul Theroux Around the World in 80 Days by Michael Palin Equator by Thurston Clarke Vagabonding by Rolf Potts The Tao of Travel by Paul Theroux The Rough Guide to First-Time Around the World by Doug Lansky Along the Edge of America by Peter Jenkins Falling Off the Map by Pico Iyer Slow Boats Home by Gavin Young Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand How Not to Die by Michael Greger The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel A. van der Kolk The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank