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Ibn Fadlan and the Land of Darkness: Arab Travellers in the Far North

Ibn Fadlan

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Peter Frankopan recommends it
It's a text that's filled with humour, of a man describing a world that is unknown. And I suppose that's a theme for me, looking at different parts of the world that have important significance and value and yet get overlooked because we're always staring at our own reflection in the mirror.

on fivebooks.com · 18 Sep 2017

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