Beyond Belief: Islamic Excursions Among the Converted Peoples Paperback - 1999
by V. S. Naipaul
The author presents a powerful, compelling, and at times disturbing account of what is going on in the countries where Islamic fundamentalism is dominant--told in the words of the people themselves.
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"Brilliant. . . . A powerfully observed, stylistically elegant exploration." --"The New York Times
A "New York Times Notable Book of the Year "The book's strength lies in Naipaul's 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 Khomeini's 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 author's 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 Naipaul's remarkable talent." --"The Independent (London)
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- Title Beyond Belief: Islamic Excursions Among the Converted Peoples
- Author V. S. Naipaul
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 432
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Vintage, New York
- Date 1999-12-07
- ISBN 9780375706486 / 0375706488
- Weight 0.69 lbs (0.31 kg)
- Dimensions 8.02 x 5.17 x 0.96 in (20.37 x 13.13 x 2.44 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Asian - General
- Religious Orientation: Islamic
- Library of Congress subjects Islam, Islamic countries - Description and travel
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003277403
- Dewey Decimal Code 297.095
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- New York Times, 12/12/1999, Page 48
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