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Angels by the Murky River: Travels Off the Beaten Path

by Shivaji Das
$4.90
Angels by the Murky River: Travels Off the Beaten Path
Angels by the Murky River: Travels Off the Beaten Path

Uncommon humanity revealed through offbeat travel tales.

"Angels by the Murky River" isn't just travel literature; it's a heartfelt exploration of the human condition in places you won't see on a postcard. Shivaji Das guides you through encounters with extraordinary souls, painting a vivid picture of resilience and warmth worldwide. This book would be a great read for you if you cherish stories that celebrate diversity, human connection, and the beauty found in unexpected corners of the planet.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Angels by the Murky River: Travels Off the Beaten Path

by Shivaji Das
$4.90
ISBN: 9789382579458
Authors: Shivaji Das
Publisher: Yoda Press
Date of Publication: 2017-03-02
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Travel, Sociology, Creative Nonfiction
Related Topics: Adventure, Memoir, Travelogue, Social Issues, Poverty, Race, Gender, Essays, Nonfiction Poetry
Goodreads rating: 4.0
(rated by 7 readers)

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Angels by the Murky River is a collection of travel narratives that stay off the beaten track. During the course of his travels, the author encounters people who would not typically attract a tourist’s attention—homeless people in Mumbai and Seoul, ageing anarchists in Melbourne, the crew on board a container ship, poverty-stricken diamond miners in Indonesia, renunciant monks in the material city of Singapore, farmers-turned-painters in Morocco and China, an elderly couple who scribble love poems on walls of small-town China while not daring to meet each other, Filipino women boxers and beauty pageant specialists, and a group of migratory mothers-in-law, to name a few. These are narratives that capture human resilience in the midst of adversity, our passion for cherished ideals, and our capacity for creativity, kindness, and humour, irrespective of our backgrounds, and no matter what may be the traveller's destination.
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Uncommon humanity revealed through offbeat travel tales.

"Angels by the Murky River" isn't just travel literature; it's a heartfelt exploration of the human condition in places you won't see on a postcard. Shivaji Das guides you through encounters with extraordinary souls, painting a vivid picture of resilience and warmth worldwide. This book would be a great read for you if you cherish stories that celebrate diversity, human connection, and the beauty found in unexpected corners of the planet.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.