{"product_id":"dastgah-isbn-9780971691568","title":"Dastgah","description":"Australian award-winning journalist Mark Mordue invites you on his world trip that ranges from a Rolling Stones concert in Istanbul to talking with mullahs and junkies in Tehran, and from a cricket match in Calcutta to an S\u0026amp;M bar in New York, in addition to many points in between. Mordue chronicles his year-long global journey with his girlfriend, Lisa Nicol, exploring countries most Americans never see as well as issues of world citizenship in the 21st century. Written in the tradition of literary journalism, \u003ci\u003eDastgah\u003c\/i\u003e will take you to all kinds of places, across the world . . . and inside yourself.\"A lovely impressionistic book . . . idiosyncratic, entertaining, vulnerable and unpretentious . . .  Mordue skitters between worlds, not sparing his readers the contrast.\" \u003ci\u003e—Newsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Meticulously assembled . . . Mordue has elevated \u003ci\u003eDastgah\u003c\/i\u003e beyond the realms of the traditional travelogue by sharing not only what he learned about cultures he visited, but also his brutally honest self-discoveries.\" —\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eDastgah\u003c\/i\u003e is much more about what it means to be a traveler than a travel book. This is brave writing, unafraid to open itself to awkward emotions with honesty and passion.\" —\u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I just took a trip around the world in one go, first zigzagging my way through this incredible book, and finally, almost feverishly, making sure I hadn’t missed out on a chapter along the way. I’m not sure what I’d call it now: A road movie of the mind, a diary, a love story, a new version of the subterranean homesick and wanderlust blues—anyway, it’s a great ride. Paul Bowles and Kerouac are in the back, and Mark Mordue has taken over the wheel of that pickup truck from Bruce Chatwin, who’s dozing in the passenger seat.\" —Wim Wenders, director of \u003ci\u003eParis, Texas; Wings of Desire \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Buena Vista Social Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Wide-awake and sensuously lyrical, Mark Mordue's \u003ci\u003eDastgah\u003c\/i\u003e gets in behind the shell of the familiar, reminding us that the world is vast and strange and that everything is—in case we've forgotten— — happening for the first time.\" —Sven Birkerts, editor of \u003ci\u003eAgni\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eMy Sky Blue Trades: Growing Up Counter in a Contrary Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An extraordinary and dazzling voyage across continents and into the mind. Mordue's book is almost impossible to summarize—reportage, reflection and poetry are all conjured onto the page as he grapples with the state of the world and his place in it.\" —Giles Milton, author of \u003ci\u003eNathaniel's Nutmeg: Or, the True and Incredible Adventures of the Spice Trader Who Changed the Course of History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A lovely, fascinating book.\" —David Almond, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fire-Eaters \u003c\/i\u003eand 2003 Whitbread Award Winner\u003cb\u003eMARK MORDUE\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, journalist, and editor. His work has been published in \u003ci\u003eInterview\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMadison\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpeak\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e in the U.S., as well as \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e in Australia. Mordue is the winner of a 1992 Human Rights Media Award, and from 1992 to 1997 he was the founding editor of Australia\"s leading pop culture magazine, \u003ci\u003eAustralian Style\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Hawthorne Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48532136394981,"sku":"NP9780971691568","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780971691568.jpg?v=1773182787","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/dastgah-isbn-9780971691568","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}