Beyond Belief : Islamic Excursions among the Converted Peoples

English

Series: Vintage International Ser.

ISBN: 0375706488

EAN: 9780375706486

Category: Biography & Autobiography / Literary/Religion / Religion, Politics & State/Religion / Islam / General/Travel / Asia / General/

Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Release Date: 12/31/1999

Synopsis: Brilliant. . . . A powerfully observed, stylistically elegant exploration. --The New York Times A New York Times Notable Book of the Year The books strength lies in Naipauls extraordinary ability as a storyteller to draw striking portraits of a cross section of individuals.--The Boston Globe Fourteen years after the publication of his landmark travel narrative Among the Believers, V. S. Naipaul returned to the four non-Arab Islamic countries he reported on so vividly at the time of Ayatollah Khomeinis triumph in Iran. Beyond Belief is the result of his five-month journey in 1995 through Indonesia, Iran, Pakistan, and Malaysia--lands where descendants of Muslim converts live at odds with indigenous traditions, and where dreams of Islamic purity clash with economic and political realities. In extended conversations with a vast number of people--a rare survivor of the martyr brigades of the Iran-Iraq war, a young intellectual training as a Marxist guerilla in Baluchistan, an impoverished elderly couple in Teheran whose dusty Baccarat chandeliers preserve the memory of vanished wealth, and countless others--V. S. Naipaul deliberately effaces himself to let the voices of his subjects come through. Yet the result is a collection of stories that has the authors unmistakable stamp. With its incisive observation and brilliant cultural analysis, Beyond Belief is a startling and revelatory addition to the Naipaul canon. Highly accomplished. . . . Another display of Naipauls remarkable talent. --The Independent (London)

Awards: New York Times Notable Books of the Year – null 

Beyond Belief : Islamic Excursions among the Converted Peoples

Illustrated: No

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.91 inches

Width: 5.15 inches

Length: 8.1 inches

Weight: 12.03 oz

Pages: 432