Wilfred Thesiger: The Life of the Great Explorer

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Harry N. Abrams, 27.10.2011 - 544 sivua
The author of Arabian Sands and The Marsh Arabs and The Life of my Choice, he was a legend in his own lifetime but his character and motivations have remained an intriguing enigma. In this authorized biography--written with Thesiger's support before he died in 2003 and with unique access to the rich Thesiger archive--Alexander Maitland investigates this fascinating figure's family influences, his wartime experiences, his philosophy as a hunter and conservationist, his writing and photography, his friendships with Arabs and Africans amongst whom he lived, and his now-acknowledged homosexuality.

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ALEXANDER MAITLAND was a close friend of Thesiger for forty years. He edited Thesiger s anthology, "My Life and Travels" and helped produce Thesiger s "My Kenya Days: The Danakil Diary." He is the author of biographies of Freya Stark and John Hanning Speke."

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