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A Winter in Arabia: A Journey through Yemen
A Winter in Arabia A Journey through Yemen Author:Freya Stark In 1934 Freya Stark made her first journey to the Hadhramaut in what is now Yementhe first woman to do so alone. Even though that journey ended in disappointment, sickness, and a forced rescue, Stark, undeterred, returned to Yemen two years later. Starting in Mukalla and skirting the fringes of the legendary and unexplored Empty Quarter, s... more »he spent the winter searching for Shabwaancient capital of the Hadhramaut and a holy grail for generations of explorers. From within Stark?s beautifully-crafted and deeply knowledgeable narrative emerges a rare portrait of the customs and cultures of the tribes of the Arabian Peninsula. A Winter in Arabia is one of the most important pieces of literature on the region and a book that placed Freya Stark in the pantheon of great writers and explorers of the Arab World.« less