The Marsh Arabs
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The Marsh Arabs

by Wilfred Thesiger

1964•Biography•238 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryhistoricalfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeA grounded, inventive biography: expansive and serious. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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About This Book

During the years he spent among the Marsh Arabs of southern Iraq-long before they were almost completely wiped out by Saddam Hussein-Wilfred Thesiger came to understand, admire, and share a way of life that had endured for many centuries. Traveling from village to village by canoe, he won acceptance by dispensing medicine and treating the sick.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

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BiographyDocumentaryHistoricalHuman spirit/resilience/survivalSocial commentary

Subjects

Social life and customsMarsh ArabsArabsHistoryDescription and travelTravel writingMiddle East - History - 20th CenturySocial Situations And Conditions

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Author
Wilfred Thesiger
Published
1964
Pages
238
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