The Far-Farers
A Journey from Viking Iceland to Crusader Jerusalem
Published on 18. February 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
480 pages
978-0-330-48976-8 (ISBN)
Description
Just before the year 1000 a young Viking named Thorvald the Far-farer turned his back on the pagan gods of his fathers to preach the Christian gospel, travelling to Jerusalem, the golden heart of all medieval world maps. A thousand years later Victoria Clark retraces his epic voyage to discover how the dramatic events of Thorvald's Europe still resonate today. This is a compelling, highly acclaimed blend of history and travel, in the manner of William Dalrymple's bestselling From the Holy Mountain.
'Deeply engaging . . . The author's great sensitivity shines as brightly as ever it did in Why Angels Fall'
Independent on Sunday
'She writes books whose ambition and impressiveness must leave most of her journalist friends ill with envy'
Financial Times
'Entertaining, instructive and relevant'
Sunday Times Book of the Week
'I read every word of it, and went back over some of the chapters and read them again for sheer pleasure. A triumph'
John Cornwell, author of Hitler's Pope
'Deeply engaging . . . The author's great sensitivity shines as brightly as ever it did in Why Angels Fall'
Independent on Sunday
'She writes books whose ambition and impressiveness must leave most of her journalist friends ill with envy'
Financial Times
'Entertaining, instructive and relevant'
Sunday Times Book of the Week
'I read every word of it, and went back over some of the chapters and read them again for sheer pleasure. A triumph'
John Cornwell, author of Hitler's Pope
Reviews / Votes
"'Deeply engaging... The author's great sensitivity shines as brightly as ever it did in Why Angels Fall' Independent on Sunday; 'She writes books whose ambition and impressiveness must leave most of her journalist friends ill with envy' Financial Times; 'Entertaining, instructive and relevant' Sunday Times Book of the Week; 'I read every word of it, and went back over some of the chapters and read them again for sheer pleasure. A triumph' John Cornwell, author of Hitler's Pope"More details
Edition
Unabridged edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Edition type
Unabridged edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
339 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-330-48976-8 (9780330489768)
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Schweitzer Classification
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E-Book
07/2011
Picador
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Person
Victoria Clark worked for the Observer in Romania, the former Yugoslavia and Russia from 1990 to 1996, reporting the Croatian, Bosnian and first Chechen wars. Her first book, Why Angels Fall, was published in 2000 to great acclaim. This Pan edition of The Far-Farers is published alongside her new book, Holy Fire.