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OverviewOriginally published in 1936, News from Tartary is the story of a journey from Peking through the mysterious province of Sinkiang, to India. Fleming tells the story in his inimitable manner, dismissing the difficulties with irony and describing events and developments with humor and brilliant color, and his account is a classic of travel writing as well as a brilliant description of a vanished time and way of life. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter FlemingPublisher: Northwestern University Press Imprint: Northwestern University Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 13.40cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.404kg ISBN: 9780810160712ISBN 10: 0810160714 Pages: 384 Publication Date: 31 October 1999 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsA simple blending of modesty and wit in disarming proportions...The result is something fresh and delightful in the literature of High Asia. --The New York Times """A simple blending of modesty and wit in disarming proportions...The result is something fresh and delightful in the literature of High Asia."" --The New York Times" Peter Fleming still ranks as my favorite writing traveler, but I must honestly confess that he slips a few cogs with this book, which follows conventional lines more closely (in matters of handling) than one has come to expect of this light-hearted young man. Central Asia is his stamping ground, with Peking as a starting point, with Sinkiang, Kashmir and all sorts of unspellable places en route. There is something of the troubled background of Chinese Turkistan, concretely and indirectly, something of the evasive situation in which neither China nor Russia quite comes to the fore. Rival correspondents, bent on the same game - Peter Fleming and Ella Maillart (remember Turkistan Solo?) are virtually compelled to join forces, and shared the enormous difficulties and inconveniences and dangers (minimized as always by Fleming) of the seven months trek. Humor - originality - spirited story telling characterize this, but there isn't quite the sparkle of the earlier books. (Kirkus Reviews) Author InformationPeter Fleming (1907-1971), the brother of novelist Ian Fleming, wrote for the London Evening Standard, the Spectator, the BBC, and the Times of London. His travels took him to Mexico, Brazil, Russia, China, Japan, Tibet, and Manchuria. He died in a hunting accident in Scotland. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |