Into Iraq: Michael Palin

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Into Iraq: Michael Palin

Into Iraq: Michael Palin

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It's too easy to make a trip to Iraq be about bad news - and there is mentions of ISIS and the role of women in a conservative Muslim society and a touching piece on kids playing in war-torn Mosul - but this is Palin, so he tries to focus on the nice side of things. In zijn boek, “Naar Irak”, die een literaire versie is van de TV-reeks geeft hij nog iets meer informatie vrij over zijn odyssee van bijna 1. I was left feeling somewhat sad for the people and their future, but maybe part of the melancholy was for Palin himself, and the end of an era.

Overall, a good book to read if you have the intention of visiting Iraq or want to know a little more about how you might experience Iraq, just as Palin experienced it. Zijn reis, die begon bij Lake Hazar in het oosten van Turkije, omvatte bezoeken aan Koerdistan, waar hij een dag doorbracht in het bergdorp Akre voor de Koerdische New Roz-vieringen, een festival van fakkeltochtjes, vuurwerk en geweervuur, een bezoek aan Tikrit, waar hij de waarheid over het verschrikkelijke Speicher-bloedbad ontdekte, hij stond perplexvoor de lengendarische moerassen tussen de rivieren Eufraat en Tigris,voor hij verder trok naar Babylon om het paleis van Saddam Hoessein te verkennen dat boven de oude stad uittorent. De serie was het vervolg op de veelgeprezen 2018 reportage, Michael Palin in Noord-Korea, die 4,5 miljoen kijkers bereikte en werd genomineerd voor twee BAFTA’s.Through Palin’s effort and words we see more than just a tourist’s overview and box ticking exercise like a modern ISpy book. On the way through Iraq following the River Tigris he gets to places I read about as a child, the ancient city of Ur and its famous ziggurat, Babylon and the astonishing minaret in Samarra which can be seen top right on the cover of the book.

In March 2022, Michael travelled the length of the River Tigris through Iraq to get a sense of what life is like in a region of the world that once formed the cradle of civilisation, but that in recent times has witnessed turmoil and appalling bloodshed. He contemplates the graffiti-strewn ruins of Saddam Hussein’s former palaces, and he notes the constant presence of armed guards. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. My diaries and tape recordings helped me experience again the day by day details of our thousand mile journey from Turkey through Iraq.

Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. The first thing to say about this book is visually it's stunningly beautiful with countless images woven on nearly every single page. This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. And he considers the role that Iraq’s other great natural resource – oil – plays in both providing wealth and threatening political stability.

With over 6,500 books here and several more arriving each week I doubt I'll ever be short of a topic. Het wordt een 18 dagen lange en niet ongevaarlijke tocht doorheen het historische, maar vooral ook het hedendaagse Irak. For me the real insights of travel are in the details – faces glimpsed, sounds caught on the wind, tastes of dishes you’ve never eaten before, words exchanged over a mug of sweet tea, the shocks and surprises round every corner. Please note: On occasion, due to the complexity and personal nature of some book signing requests, Michael may not dedicate and sign exactly as requested. Michael Palin schreibt offener und ich finde in seinen Erzählungen wieder die Momentaufnahmen von Land und Leuten, die für mich den Reiz bei seinen Reiseberichten ausmachen.

Nu heeft Channel 5 ITN Productions opdracht gegeven om een nieuwe driedelige documentaireserie te produceren met hem, terwijl hij Irak voor het eerst bezoekt.



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