The Light Garden Of The Angel King: Journeys In Afghanistan
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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Before Afghanistan became synonymous with conflict, it was a land of breathtaking antiquity and raw, untamed beauty — and Peter Levi walked straight into its heart. The Light Garden of the Angel King chronicles the author's remarkable journey through Afghanistan in the late 1960s, undertaken alongside the poet and travel writer Bruce Chatwin, as they traversed ancient trade routes, crumbling archaeological sites, and remote mountain villages largely untouched by the modern world. Part travel memoir, part classical scholarship, the narrative presents a richly layered portrait of a country whose Greek, Buddhist, and Islamic histories are inscribed upon its very landscape, weaving personal encounter with deep historical inquiry. Levi, a Jesuit priest, classicist, and poet, brings a rare intellectual tenderness to his observations, illuminating the vestiges of Alexander the Great's campaigns and the forgotten kingdoms buried beneath Afghan soil with the precision of a scholar and the wonder of a pilgrim. His prose is lyrical yet grounded, balancing erudition with an eye for the vivid human detail that transforms history into living experience. A testament to a vanished Afghanistan — and to a tradition of adventurous, humane travel writing — this journey leaves the reader asking: what else has the world already lost without knowing it?
Author: Peter Levi
Format: Paperback
Genre: Travel & exploration
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Before Afghanistan became synonymous with conflict, it was a land of breathtaking antiquity and raw, untamed beauty — and Peter Levi walked straight into its heart. The Light Garden of the Angel King chronicles the author's remarkable journey through Afghanistan in the late 1960s, undertaken alongside the poet and travel writer Bruce Chatwin, as they traversed ancient trade routes, crumbling archaeological sites, and remote mountain villages largely untouched by the modern world. Part travel memoir, part classical scholarship, the narrative presents a richly layered portrait of a country whose Greek, Buddhist, and Islamic histories are inscribed upon its very landscape, weaving personal encounter with deep historical inquiry. Levi, a Jesuit priest, classicist, and poet, brings a rare intellectual tenderness to his observations, illuminating the vestiges of Alexander the Great's campaigns and the forgotten kingdoms buried beneath Afghan soil with the precision of a scholar and the wonder of a pilgrim. His prose is lyrical yet grounded, balancing erudition with an eye for the vivid human detail that transforms history into living experience. A testament to a vanished Afghanistan — and to a tradition of adventurous, humane travel writing — this journey leaves the reader asking: what else has the world already lost without knowing it?