Wilfred Thesiger Bücher

Als einer der ersten Europäer hat Wilfred Thesiger die Wüste Rub al-Khali durchquert: das »Leere Viertel« auf der arabischen Halbinsel, 780.000 Quadratkilometer Sand. Zwischen 1947 und 1950 durchstreifte er sie, ständig bedroht von Wassermangel und Stammesfehden. Er lebte mit den Beduinen und ahnte den Untergang ihrer traditionellen Kultur, der Nomadenkarawanen und Falkenjagd. Sein fesselnder Bericht berührt als Zeugnis dieser Welt - des alten Arabiens, wie es war, bevor Ölsucher, Lastwagen und westliche Importe es zermürbten. Das Dokument eines der letzten Entdecker zählt wie »Die sieben Säulen der Weisheit« zur großen Abenteuerliteratur.

Er reiste in die entlegensten Winkel, die zuvor noch kein Weißer betreten hatte. Sir Wilfred Thesiger lebte mit Beduinen im 'Leeren Viertel' der arabischen Sandwüste, studierte die faszinierenden Bräuche der Marscharaber im südlichen Irak und der Danakil im Sultanat von Aussa. Die Autobiographie des letzten großen Entdeckers, der Lawrence von Arabien in nichts nachsteht – Erinnerungen an ein abenteuerliches und unbändiges Leben. 'Thesiger hatte den Mut, den Traum eines jeden Jungen zu leben.' Colin Thubron

Wifred Thesiger describes his journeys in the Empty Quarter and the Arabian Peninula during the late forties. At that time few Europeans travelled in those areas and occasionally their presence was not welcome. From these journeys he emerged with a great respect for the Bedu who were his travelling companions. His writing style is masterly as he describes his journeys in a plain language which is at the same time eloquent. He shows a great understanding of and a fondness for the Bedu people and their now vanished way of life. Theiseger is also a photographer of exceptional ability and this volume contains a large number of the photographs he took on his expeditions. These and the text create a stunning picture of the land and its peoples. The author is considered the last of the great explorers and this book is an exquisite record charting his memorable adventures with travelling companions bin Kabina and bin Ghabaisha across the Arabian Empty Quarter. He was a skilled photographer and was unique among travel writers of the past in having had the opportunity to take photographs that complement his formidable writing.

During the years he spent among the Marsh Arabs of southern Iraq-long before they were almost completely wiped out by Saddam Hussein-Wilfred Thesiger came to understand, admire, and share a way of life that had endured for many centuries. Traveling from village to village by canoe, he won acceptance by dispensing medicine and treating the sick. In this account of a nearly lost civilization, he pays tribute to the hospitality, loyalty, courage, and endurance of the people, and describes their impressive reed houses, the waterways and lakes teeming with wildlife, the herding of buffalo and hunting of wild boar, moments of tragedy, and moments of pure comedy in vivid, engaging detail.

Wilfred Thesiger is the last of the great British eccentric explorers, renowned for his travels through some of the most inaccessible places on earth. As a child in Abyssinia he watched the glorious armies of Ras Tafari returning from hand-to-hand battle, their prisoners in chains; at the age of 23 he made his first expedition into the country of the Danakil, a murderous race among whom a man's status in the tribe depended on the number of men he had killed and castrated. His books, Arabian Sands and The Marsh Arabs, tell of his two sojourns in the Empty Quarter and the Marshes of Southern Iraq.

An anthology of writings and photographs celebrating the outstanding contribution of one of the country's most distinguished and enduring travel writers, and the century's greatest living explorer. schovat popis

Focusing on the groundbreaking journeys of a renowned explorer, this book delves into his formative expeditions that shaped his legacy. It highlights the challenges faced and the discoveries made during these pivotal adventures, showcasing his impact on exploration and the natural world. Through vivid storytelling, readers gain insight into the character and motivations of a man who has redefined the limits of human exploration.