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Title: Caravans by James A. Michener ISBN: 0-449-21380-3 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 12 December, 1986 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.24 (41 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: ONE OF THE BEST EVER!
Comment: A must read to get an understanding of the cultural history of Afghanistan- reads as easily today as it did when written almost 50 years ago. COmpellingly told as the narrarator journeys back in time through this ancient land struggling to be as warring factions try to carve it up. The brutality of life in the Islam villages is eye opening. The reality is that not much has changed.
I love the quote from the engineer travelling with the narrarator- he says " we will reach a point where we have made some progress toward modernization and then someone will bomb us back to the stoneage- either the Russians or maybe the Americans." Amazing when you consider both countries did just that. And neither has conquered this rugged land- we are only visitors.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great book
Comment: I read Caravan when it first was published. I read it again during the Afghanistan war. It is informative,romantic, and keeps your attention. I recommend it.
Rating: 4
Summary: Early Michener, evolving style of history and romance
Comment: This is one of Michener's early books, when his style was still evolving. In it, we follow the sotry of an American woman who is lost in Afghanistan and the diplomat that seeks to find her.
I picked this book up after the US war on Afghanistan in order to try to better understand the history of the place without the more recent complications. It was a very good intorduction to the country and its people; we see the deep clash better the Kabul population, which is more "civilized" according to Western standards than the countryside, where the mullahs dominate. These happen to be the same mullahs that we get to see on CNN.
The story itself is told from the perspective of a westerner, so the striking nature of the local culture is highlighted. The mystical nature of caravans and local customs is dissected, which I found very interesting. Also there were many references to the country's history, enough to wet the appetite about reading further on Afghanistan, but not enough to make one knowledgeable about it.
Overall, it is clear this is an early Michener, and the author is evolving into the national novel model he adopts later on.
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Title: The Source by James A. Michener ISBN: 0449211479 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 12 March, 1986 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Covenant by James A. Michener ISBN: 0449214206 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 12 March, 1987 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Caribbean by James A. Michener ISBN: 0449217493 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 25 December, 1990 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Alaska by James A. Michener ISBN: 0449217264 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 29 May, 1989 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Centennial by James A. Michener ISBN: 0449214192 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 12 February, 1987 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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