Tahir Shah
Forfatter af The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca
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King Solomon, the Bible's wisest king, was possessed of extraordinary wealth. The grand temple he built in Jerusalem was covered in gold. Over the ages, many have sought to find the source of the great king's wealth-but none with so much flair, wit, or whimsy as Tahir Shah. Intrigued by a map he vis mere finds in a shop not far from the site of the temple, Shah assembles a multitude of clues to the location of Solomon's mines. From ancient texts to modern hearsay, all point across the Red Sea to Ethiopia. Shah's trail takes him on a wild ride by taxi, bus, camel, and donkey to the gold-bearing corners of this storied and beautiful country. He interviews the hyena man of Harar, is hauled up on a rope to enter a remote cliff-face monastery, and stumbles upon an illegal gold mine where thousands of men, women, and children dig with their hands. But the hardest leg of the journey is to the accursed mountain of Tullu Wallel, where Legend says the devil keeps watch over the entrance to an ancient mine shaft.... Tahir Shah was born into Afghan nobility and grew up in England. He is the author of Sorcerer's Apprentice and Trail of Feathers, both published by Arcade. He has lived in Japan, India, the United States, and East Africa. When not traveling, he lives in Casablanca, Morocco, with his wife and children. vis mindre
Image credit: Credit: Tahir Shah.
Værker af Tahir Shah
The Complete Collection of Travel Literature: In Search of King Solomon's Mines, Beyond the Devil's Teeth, House of the… (2013) 4 eksemplarer
Kelionės su pačius savimi 1 eksemplar
En mil i una nits 2008 1 eksemplar
Associated Works
Journey to Mecca : In the footsteps of Ibn Battuta [video recording] (2011) — Screenplay — 2 eksemplarer
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- Fødselsdato
- 1966-11-16
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- UK (birth)
- Fødested
- London, England, UK
- Bopæl
- Casablanca, Morocco
London, England, UK - Uddannelse
- Bryanston School, Dorset, England, UK
- Erhverv
- travel writer
documentary filmmaker
novelist - Relationer
- Shah, Idries (father)
Shah, Saira (sister)
Shah, Safia (sister)
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- 4
So why four stars? Because I could not put this book down. Completely engrossing.… (mere)