Arabian Sands

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Arabian Sands
Cover of the first British edition, published by Longmans 1959
AuthorWilfred Thesiger
LanguageEnglish
GenreTravel writing
PublisherLongmans, London
Publication date
1959
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
PagesApprox. 330 pages
ISBN0-14-144207-7

Arabian Sands is a book by explorer and travel writer Wilfred Thesiger that was published in 1959. The book focuses on the author's travels across the Arabian Empty Quarter between 1945 and 1950, attempting to capture the lives of the Bedu People and other inhabitants of the Arabian peninsula.[1][2] It is considered a classic of the travel book genre.[3][4]

The book largely reflects on the changes and large scale development that took place after the Second World War and the subsequent gradual erosion of traditional Bedouin ways of life that had previously existed unaltered for thousands of years.[5]

In 2008, Majid Abdulrazak (a film director from the United Arab Emirates) produced a film version of Arabian Sands which was self-funded and employed actors from the emirate and Oman in most of the major roles.[6]

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Arabian Sands

References

  1. ^ Asher, Michael (27 August 2003). "Obituary: Sir Wilfred Thesiger". The Guardian.
  2. ^ Woodward, Richard (December 30, 2007). "Armchair Traveler -'Arabian Sands' and 'The Marsh Arabs'".
  3. ^ "Wilfred Thesiger". Curtis Brown.
  4. ^ "The 86 Greatest Travel Books of All Time". Longitude Books.
  5. ^ Thesiger, Wilfred (2007). Arabian Sands. Penguin Classics. ISBN 978-0-14-009514-2.
  6. ^ http://gulfnews.com/life-style/people/majid-abdulrazak-s-dream-film-1.25661 Gulf News article about Majid Abdulrazak, 4th July 2008


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