Erika Fatland

Un extraordinario reportaje sobre la cultura y la historia de una región legendaria.Las cinco repúblicas de Asia Central (Turkmenistán, Kazajistán, Kirguistán, Tayikistán y Uzbekistán), emancipadas de la antigua Union Sovietica en 1991, constituyen un territorio de vividos contrastes, donde la pobreza de los pueblos nomadas convive con las excentricidades de unos regimenes dictatoriales, y los paisajes mas alucinantes de la antigua ruta de la seda se solapan con las ruinas de la utopia comunista. La viajera y periodista Erika Fatland recorre estas inhospitas tierras y nos transmite aspectos insolitos de su milenaria historia, la dura cotidianidad de sus gentes, sometidas a disparatadas politicas economicas y sociales, y la belleza de unas regiones por las que antaño cabalgo Gengis Kan y que aun sienten nostalgia de su pasado sovietico.

Este livro nasce de um sonho. O sonho é caminhar sobre um grande mapa, ao longo de uma sinuosa linha vermelha. E esta linha não é outra senão a fronteira russa, uma fronteira muito extensa, aliás, a

Les anciennes républiques soviétiques se trouvaient sur la Route de la Soie, avant de subir le joug communiste, puis de renouer avec lindépendance en 1991. Riches de cultures et traditions souvent nomades, leurs societes developpent aujourdhui une economie basee sur lindustrie du gaz et du petrole, alors que la steppe flirte avec villes ultramodernes et derniers despotes. A la croisee du recit de voyage et de lanalyse politique, partons a la rencontre des hommes et des femmes du Turkmenistan, du Kazakhstan, du Tadjikistan, du Kirghizistan, et de lOuzbekistan.

Les anciennes républiques soviétiques se trouvaient sur la Route de la Soie, avant de subir le joug communiste, puis de renouer avec lindépendance en 1991. Riches de cultures et traditions souvent nomades, leurs societes developpent aujourdhui une economie basee sur lindustrie du gaz et du petrole, alors que la steppe flirte avec villes ultramodernes et derniers despotes. A la croisee du recit de voyage et de lanalyse politique, partons a la rencontre des hommes et des femmes du Turkmenistan, du Kazakhstan, du Tadjikistan, du Kirghizistan, et de lOuzbekistan.

Sans jamais y mettre le bout du pied, la voyageuse nous raconte la Russie, lhistoire et la diversité russe à travers ses rencontres avec les populations et les étendues qui bornent le plus grand pays

Sans jamais y mettre le bout du pied, la voyageuse nous raconte la Russie, lhistoire et la diversité russe à travers ses rencontres avec les populations et les étendues qui bornent le plus grand pays

An ambitious and magnificent new travelogue by bestselling and prize-winning author Erika Fatland (The Border and Sovietistan), on a journey along the Himalaya.The Himalaya weave through five very different countries, where the world religions of Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism are mixed with ancient shamanic religions. Countless languages and vastly different cultures live in the secluded mountain valleys. Modernity and tradition collide, while the great powers fight for influence.We have read about mountain climbers on their way up Mount Everest and about travellers on the spiritual quest for Buddhist monasteries. But how much do we know about the people living in the Himalaya? Fatland invites us into close encounters with the many peoples of the region, and at the same time takes us on a dizzying journey at altitude through incredible landscapes and dramatic, unknown world histories - all the way to the most volatile human conflicts of our times.

Com o colapso da União Soviética em 1991, as cinco repúblicas da Ásia Central até então controladas por Moscou obtiveram a própria independência. Ao longo de setenta anos de domínio soviético, Turcom

Poucos lugares na Terra so to envoltos em lendas quanto o Himalaia. Erika Fatland nos leva a cadeia de montanhas mais alta do planeta, permitindo-nos descobrir seu povo, as milhares de culturas, o esplendor de suas paisagens, mas tambem a historia pouco conhecida por tras de alguns dos conflitos mais sangrentos de hoje e de ontem. Partindo da China e atravessando o Paquisto, a India, o Buto, o Nepal e o Tibete, a escritora norueguesa segue um itinerario, fascinante e cheio de surpresas, onde no so apenas os picos majestosos e os horizontes infinitos que dominam a cena, mas homens e mulheres em carne e osso, cujos testemunhos ela coleta, descrevendo as pequenas vidas que pululam entre essas montanhas to altas quanto gigantes.

A journey along the seemingly endless Russian border - from North Korea in the Far East through Russias bordering states in Asia and the Caucasus, crossing the Caspian Ocean and the Black Sea along the way."Erika Fatland [is] shaping up to be one of the Nordics most exciting new travel writers"National Geographic**SHORTLISTED FOR THE STANFORDS DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020**"A hauntingly lyrical meditation to the contingencies of history" Wall Street Journal"[An] impressive mix of history, reportage and travel memoir"Washington PostThe Border is a book about Russia and Russian history without its author ever entering Russia itself; a book about being the neighbour of that mighty, expanding empire throughout history. It is a chronicle of the colourful, exciting, tragic and often unbelievable histories of these bordering nations, their cultures, their people, their landscapes.Through her last three documentary books - one about terrorism in Beslan, one about the 2011 terror attacks in Norway and one about post-Soviet Central Asia - social anthropologist Erika Fatland has established herself as a sharp observer and an outstanding interviewer at the forefront of Nordic non-fiction.Translated from the Norwegian by Kari Dickson

Uma viagem magnífica e hipnotizante que atravessa presente e passado da língua portuguesa no Brasil e no mundo. Os portugueses fundaram o primeiro império ultramarino — que, de fato, também acabou se

El nuevo y apasionante viaje de la gran narradora y antropóloga noruega Erika Fatland.«El mejor libro de viajes del año, te deja sin palabras. … Erika Fatland ha escrito otra brillante obra.» Adresse

"A mesmerising trip across Central Asia . . . A fascinating travelogue" Financial TimesSHORTLISTED FOR EDWARD STANFORD/LONELY PLANET DEBUT TRAVEL WRITER OF THE YEAR 2020Erika Fatland takes the reader on a journey that is unknown to even the most seasoned globetrotter. The five former Soviet Republics Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan all became independent when the Soviet Union fell apart in 1991. How have these countries developed since then? In the Kyrgyzstani villages Erika Fatland meets victims of the widely known tradition of bride snatching; she visits the huge and desolate Polygon in Kazakhstan where the Soviet Union tested explosions of nuclear bombs; she meets Chinese shrimp gatherers on the banks of the dried out Aral Sea and she witnesses the fall of a dictator. She travels incognito through Turkmenistan, a country that is closed to journalists. She meets exhausted human rights activists in Kazakhstan, survivors from the massacre in Osh in 2010, German Menonites that found paradise on the Kyrgyzstani plains 200 years ago. During her travels, she observes how ancient customs clash with gas production and she witnesses the underlying conflicts between ethnic Russians and the majority in a country that is slowly building its future in Nationalist colours. In these countries, that used to be the furthest border of the Soviet Union, life follows another pace of time. Amidst the treasures of Samarkand and the bleakness of Soviet architecture, Erika Fatland moves with her openness towards the people and the landscapes around her. A rare and unforgettable travelogue.

El nuevo y apasionante viaje de la gran narradora y antropóloga noruega Erika Fatland.«El mejor libro de viajes del año, te deja sin palabras. … Erika Fatland ha escrito otra brillante obra.» Adresse

Paisajes de infinita belleza y una cultura milenaria: el nuevo y fascinante itinerario de la más intrépida viajera contemporánea.«Una obra maestra… Fatland ha desarrollado su particular aproximación

Una fascinante descripción de la gente, los paisajes y la historia de Rusia y sus vecinos. Erika Fatland es el Marco Polo del siglo XXI.La frontera de Rusia es la más extensa del mundo. Erika Fatland nos acompaña a traves de un viaje por catorce paises que comparten frontera con Rusia, desde Corea del Norte hasta Noruega, sin olvidar un largo rodeo por el Paso del Noreste. El viaje transcurre por paisajes majestuosos y sociedades muy diferentes entre si, que tienen una sola cosa en comun: somos todos vecinos de Rusia. Es tambien un viaje por la dramatica historia de estas naciones, pues la cercania a este poderoso imperio ha dejado una terrible huella en cada uno de ellas.

Una fascinante descripción de la gente, los paisajes y la historia de Rusia y sus vecinos. Erika Fatland es el Marco Polo del siglo XXI.La frontera de Rusia es la más extensa del mundo. Erika Fatland nos acompaña a traves de un viaje por catorce paises que comparten frontera con Rusia, desde Corea del Norte hasta Noruega, sin olvidar un largo rodeo por el Paso del Noreste. El viaje transcurre por paisajes majestuosos y sociedades muy diferentes entre si, que tienen una sola cosa en comun: "somos todos vecinos de Rusia". Es tambien un viaje por la dramatica historia de estas naciones, pues la cercania a este poderoso imperio ha dejado una terrible huella en cada uno de ellas.

Paisajes de infinita belleza y una cultura milenaria: el nuevo y fascinante itinerario de la más intrépida viajera contemporánea.«Una obra maestra… Fatland ha desarrollado su particular aproximación

***Shortlisted for the 2023 STANFORD TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR******A Financial Times Travel Book of the Year 2022***"Enchanting" Independent"Fatland distinguishes herself from the stereotypes"Guardian "Fatland is a sensitive and insightful chronicler of quotidian lives and a compelling narrator" Observer"Erika Fatland ascends to new heights with her fascinating journey"Wanderlust"An engaging snapshot of the current residents of this high-altitude battleground . . . Fatland is a lovely writer with a sympathetic eye for the absurd"Financial TimesAn ambitious and magnificent new travelogue by internationally bestselling, prizewinning writer Erika Fatland.The Himalayas meander for more than two thousand kilometres through many different countries, from Pakistan to Myanmar via Nepal, India, Tibet and Bhutan, where the world religions of Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism are interspersed with ancient shamanic beliefs. Countless languages and vastly different cultures exist in these isolated mountain valleys. Modernity and tradition collide, while the great powers fight for influence.We have read about climbers and adventurers on their way up Mount Everest, and about travellers on a spiritual quest to remote Buddhist monasteries. Here, however, the focus is on the communities of these Himalayan valleys, those who live and work in this extraordinary region. As Erika Fatland introduces us to the people she meets along her journey, and in particular the women, she takes us on a vivid and dizzying expedition at altitude through incredible landscapes and dramatic, unknown histories. Skilfully weaving together the politics, geography, astrology, theology and ecology of this vast region, she also explores some of the most volatile human conflicts of our times.With her unique gift for listening, and for storytelling, she has become one of the most exciting travel writers of her generation.Translated from the Norwegian by Kari Dickson