High: A Journey Across the Himalayas Through Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal and China
Autor Erika Fatland Traducere de Kari Dicksonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 sep 2023
Organizarea acestui volum urmează un traseu ambițios de peste două mii de kilometri, structurat nu prin prisma performanțelor alpine, ci prin densitatea culturală a comunităților întâlnite. Reținem că, spre deosebire de jurnalele clasice de expediție, High nu este despre cucerirea vârfurilor, ci despre viața la altitudine în Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal și China. Erika Fatland propune o explorare a zonelor de conflict și a văilor izolate unde tradiția șamanică se intersectează cu marile religii ale lumii.
Observăm o schimbare de perspectivă necesară: atenția autoarei se îndreaptă către viața cotidiană și, în mod special, către experiențele femeilor din aceste regiuni fracturate. Stilul său, premiat și apreciat de publicații precum Financial Times, îmbină rigoarea jurnalismului de investigație cu empatia unui povestitor atent la detalii antropologice. Cine a parcurs Himalaya de Ed Douglas va aprecia aici trecerea de la marea istorie a regiunii la poveștile individuale, intime, care oferă un chip uman acestui „câmp de bătălie” la mare înălțime. Dacă în Sovietistan sau The Border autoarea analiza spațiul post-sovietic și granițele Rusiei, în această lucrare ea își rafinează capacitatea de a naviga prin complexitatea geopolitică a Asiei, păstrând totodată un ton accesibil și fascinant.
Experiența de lectură este susținută de cele două secțiuni de planșe color care ancorează vizual narațiunea. Este un jurnal de călătorie modern, tradus din limba norvegiană, care reușește să surprindă coliziunea dintre modernitate și izolare fără a cădea în clișee exotice.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1529416892
Pagini: 578
Ilustrații: 2 x 16pp colour plates
Dimensiuni: 128 x 196 x 50 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Editura: Quercus Books
Colecția MacLehose Press
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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Recomandăm această carte cititorilor pasionați de antropologie și geopolitică, care doresc să înțeleagă Himalaya dincolo de mitul Everestului. Câștigați o perspectivă onestă asupra vieții în comunități izolate, unde politica marilor puteri influențează destinele individuale. Este o lectură esențială pentru cei care apreciază reportajul literar de calitate, oferind o documentare rară despre rolul femeilor în societățile montane înalte.
Descriere
***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
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
Recenzii
Erika Fatland is shaping up to be one of the Nordics' most exciting new travel writers
Fatland is a sensitive and insightful chronicler of quotidian lives and a compelling narrator.
An engaging snapshot of the current residents of this high-altitude battleground . . . Fatland is a lovely writer with a sympathetic eye for the absurd, who draws affectionate pen portraits of the people she meets
[Fatland] is an acute and sympathetic observer, and her book fills a gap in the literature of the Himalayas . . . In High, women's stories and voices prevail.
Excellent. Fatland's a superb reporter, with an engaging personality and boundless curiosity. The English versions of her books convey her immense vitality and charm. Ideal for armchair travelers, packed with information and entertaining anecdotes.
Norwegian anthropologist Erika Fatland, whose previous books include Sovietistan, distinguishes herself from the stereotypes . . . Writing with aplomb and sensitivity, Fatland observes the sights and sounds of cities, towns and villages; she visits temples and forests and explores the high plateau. Places are carefully contextualised with geopolitical and historical detail and she weaves in geology too, grounding the work in the land itself . . . [a]s traveller and anthropologist, [she] establishes a unique rapport with girls and women leading to precious insights into lives rarely recorded.
The true allure of Ms. Fatland's book lies in her ability to reach inside people's homes and talk to women who lead sequestered lives, to penetrate the outer sanctum that separates Muslim women from a world that imperils female honor. As an outgoing 39-year-old woman, Ms. Fatland can have conversations that a man like Colin Thubron, celebrated for his writings on these parts, could scarcely have had.
Erika Fatland has written a masterpiece . . . Along the way Fatland has developed her own distinct approach to travel writing. She now writes better than Robert D Kaplan
Even the reader gasps for breath
Fatland's extensive knowledge subtly forms an elegant backdrop for her encounters with the local people
Erika Fatland is about to, singlehandedly, completely renew Norwegian travel literature.
Respect. Erika Fatland can travel, she can write. HØYT is a brilliant book.
Genre-bursting world-class travel literature. Brilliantly executed deep-dive into the human conditions in some of the world's most important countries.
Fatland has risen to new literary and literal heights
One of travel writings rising stars . . . Erika Fatland ascends to new heights with her fascinating journey among the isolated villages spanning the fractious borders that divide up the Himalaya region