Land Beyond the River
Monica Whitlock · 2003
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About the book
"In this book, Monica Whitlock goes far beyond the headlines. Using eyewitness accounts, unpublished letters, and firsthand reporting, she enters into the lives of the Central Asians and reveals a dramatic, moving human story unfolding over three generations." "There is Muhammadjan, called "Hindustani," a diligent seminary student in the holy city of Bukhara until the 1917 revolution tore up the old order. Exiled to Siberia as a shepherd and then conscripted into the Red Army, he survived to become the inspiration for a new generation of clerics. Henrika was one of tens of thousands of Poles who walked and rode through Central Asia on their way to a new life in Iran, where she lives to this day. Then there were the proud Pioneer children who grew up with the certainty that the Soviet Union would last forever, only to find themselves in a new world that they had never imagined. In Central Asia, the extraordinary is commonplace and there is not a family without a remarkable story to tell."--BOOK JACKET.
Book details
- Year
- 2003
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Thomas Dunne Books
- Editions
- 2
- Pages
- 304
- ISBN
- 9780312277277
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