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Sandstorms: Days and Nights in Arabia

3.6/5 ( ratings)

In this provocative and incisive memoir, Peter Theroux reveals the Middle East only as a true insider can. Stationed as a journalist in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for most of his seven years in the region, Theroux explodes the romantic images of Arabia, but replaces them with the even more intriguing reality of fanatic Muslims, overwhelmingly rich and powerful royal families, and the vast gulf in understanding between Arabs and westerners.

Language: English

Pages: 286

Format: Paperback

Publisher: W. W. Norton Company

Release: August 17, 1991

ISBN: 0393307972

ISBN 13: 9780393307979

Sandstorms: Days and Nights in Arabia

3.6/5 ( ratings)

In this provocative and incisive memoir, Peter Theroux reveals the Middle East only as a true insider can. Stationed as a journalist in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for most of his seven years in the region, Theroux explodes the romantic images of Arabia, but replaces them with the even more intriguing reality of fanatic Muslims, overwhelmingly rich and powerful royal families, and the vast gulf in understanding between Arabs and westerners.

Language: English

Pages: 286

Format: Paperback

Publisher: W. W. Norton Company

Release: August 17, 1991

ISBN: 0393307972

ISBN 13: 9780393307979

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