Caravans

A Novel of Afghanistan

James A. Michener, Steve Berry

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Random House USA Inc
09 September 2003

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Thriller & suspense; Adventure

The classic novel from Michener, reissued in a gorgeous new package, featuring a new introduction by Steve Berry.

First published in 1963, James A. Michener's gripping chronicle of the social and political landscape of Afghanistan is more relevant now than ever. Combining fact with riveting adventure and intrigue, Michener follows a military man tasked, in the years after World War II, with a dangerous assignment- finding and returning a young American woman living in Afghanistan to her distraught family after she suddenly and mysteriously disappears. A timeless tale of love and emotional drama set against the backdrop of one of the most important countries in the world today, Caravans captures the tension of the postwar period, the sweep of Afghanistan's remarkable history, and the inescapable allure of the past.

Praise for Caravans

""Brilliant . . . an extraordinary novel . . . The old nomadic trails across the mountains spring into existence.""-The New York Times

""Romantic and adventurous . . .

Michener

has a wonderful empathy for the wild and free and an understanding of the reasons behind the kind of cruelty that goes with it.""-Newsday

""Michener has done for Afghanistan what . . . his first

book

did for the South Pacific.""-The New York Herald Tribune

By: James A. Michener
Introduction by: Steve Berry
Imprint: Random House USA Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 208mm, Width: 139mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 289g
ISBN: 9780812969825
ISBN 10: 0812969820
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 09 September 2003
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Caravans: A Novel of Afghanistan

Brilliant . . . an extraordinary novel . . . The old nomadic trails across the mountains spring into existence. The New York Times Romantic and adventurous . . . [Michener] has a wonderful empathy for the wild and free and an understanding of the reasons behind the kind of cruelty that goes with it. Newsday Michener has done for Afghanistan what . . . his first [book] did for the South Pacific. The New York Herald Tribune