
中间地带
PLACES IN BETWEEN
RORY STEWART · 初版 2004 年
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2002年1月,Rory Stewart徒步穿越阿富汗——凭借他的机智、波斯语方言与穆斯林习俗知识,以及陌生人的善意得以生还。白天,他穿越积雪深达九英尺的高山、被塔利班烧毁荒废的村落,以及在中世纪文明遗址上繁衍生息的聚落。夜晚,他睡在村民的地板上,与他们分食餐饭,聆听他们讲述关于近代与远古历史的故事。沿途他结识了英雄与无赖、部落长老与少年士兵、塔利班指挥官与外国援助人员。他还收养了
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强烈建议去读读《寻路阿富汗》(The Places in Between,https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/95643.The_Places_in_Betw...),讲的是类似的事情。
I highly suggest reading `The Places in Between` (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/95643.The_Places_in_Betw...) about something similar.
……一个大多数人都会直接归为荒漠废土之地的地理与水文历史。它为我打开了一扇窗,让我看到一个普通地方的复杂性,以及它在一位天才眼中是怎样的。《寻路阿富汗》——罗里·斯图尔特。这本书带你领略西方世界之外的社会可以有多么截然不同且错综复杂,以及他们的许多传统和生活方式有多么古老。它也提醒了我……
…geographic, and hydrologic history of an area that most would write-off as desert wasteland. It gave me a portal into the complexity of an ordinary place and how it is viewed through the lens of a genius. The Places In Between - Rory Stewart An introduction to how radically different and complex societies outside-the-fold of the Western world can be, and how ancient many of their traditions and way of life are. It also reminded…
没错,罗里·斯图尔特的《寻路阿富汗》非常精彩。比如,他讲述自己探访极其偏远的贾姆尖塔(建于12世纪!)的那段经历,真是让人着迷。
Yes, Rory Stewart's book "The Places In Between" is a great read. His recounting, for example, of visiting the impossibly remote Minaret of Jam (built in the 12th century!) is fascinating.