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A Journey Across the Himalayas Through Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal and China
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An ambitious and magnificent new travelogue by bestselling and prizewinning author Erika Fatland, on a journey along the Himalayas
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Shortlisted for the 2023 STANFORD TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR
A Financial Times Travel Book of the Year 2022
"Enchanting" Independent
"Fatland distinguishes herself from the stereotypes" Guardian
"Fatland is a sensitive and insightful chronicler of quotidian lives and a compelling narrator" Observer
"Erika Fatland ascends to new heights with her fascinating journey" Wanderlust
An engaging snapshot of the current residents of this high-altitude battleground... Fatland is a lovely writer with a sympathetic eye for the absurd" Financial Times
High is an ambitious and magnificent new travelogue by internationally bestselling, prizewinning writer Erika Fatland.
The Himalayas meander for more than two thousand kilometres through many different countries, from Pakistan to Myanmar via Nepal, India, Tibet and Bhutan, where the world religions of Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism are interspersed with ancient shamanic beliefs. Countless languages and vastly different cultures exist in these isolated mountain valleys. Modernity and tradition collide, while the great powers fight for influence.
We have read about climbers and adventurers on their way up Mount Everest, and about travellers on a spiritual quest to remote Buddhist monasteries. Here, however, the focus is on the communities of these Himalayan valleys, those who live and work in this extraordinary region. As Erika Fatland introduces us to the people she meets along her journey, and in particular the women, she takes us on a vivid and dizzying expedition at altitude through incredible landscapes and dramatic, unknown histories. Skilfully weaving together the politics, geography, astrology, theology and ecology of this vast region, she also explores some of the most volatile human conflicts of our times.
With her unique gift for listening, and for storytelling, she has become one of the most exciting travel writers of her generation.
Translated from the Norwegian by Kari Dickson
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High by Erika Fatland is received as a captivating travel narrative. The book is praised for Fatland's sensitive and insightful observations of everyday lives, vivid descriptions, and her ability to engage deeply with people's stories, especially women's, in the Himalaya region. Critics admire her as a distinguished travel writer, blending rich historical and geopolitical context with personal anecdote and engaging prose, ideal for armchair travellers.
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ISBN: 9781529416893
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 14 September 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: MacLehose Press
Illustration: 2 x 16pp colour plates
Contributors:
- Translated by Kari Dickson
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 50.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 425g
Pages: 592
About the Author
Erika Fatland was born in 1983 and studied Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo. Her 2011 book, The Village of Angels, was an in situ report on the Beslan terror attacks of 2004 and she is also the author of The Year Without Summer, describing the harrowing year that followed the massacre on Utoya in 2011. For Sovietistan (2019) she was shortlisted for the Edward Stanford/Lonely Planet Debut Travel Writer of the Year, and The Border (2020) was shortlisted for the Stanfords Dolman Travel Book of the Year 2020. She speaks eight languages and lives in Oslo with her husband.
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