Spirit-wrestlers by Philip Marsden-Smedley
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Spirit-wrestlers
Summary
In villages unseen by outsiders since before the revolution, Phillip Marsden encounters men and women of courage, dazed by the century's turbulence. He meets such figures as the Yezidi Sheikh of Sheikhs, Pushkin the wandering doctor and an exiled Georgian prince.
Spirit-wrestlers Summary
Spirit-wrestlers Reviews
From the reviews of The Bronski House: 'Magnificent ... a Polish Wild Swans meets Dr Zhivago, written in some of the most exquisite prose in the genre since the death of Chatwin.' William Dalrymple, Sunday Times Books of the Year 'A tragic story, beautifully told.' Colin Thubron, Daily Telegraph Books of the Year 'The book I've savoured most this year.' John Fowles, Spectator Books of the Year
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GOR003673636
9780002558525
0002558521
Spirit-wrestlers by Philip Marsden-Smedley
Used - Very Good
Hardback
HarperCollins Publishers
19980302
320
Winner of Thomas Cook/Daily Telegraph Travel Book Award 1999 Winner of Thomas Cook Travel Book Award 1999
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