{"product_id":"tales-of-a-voyager-joley-dangay-9789354475771","title":"Tales of a Voyager (Joley Dangay)","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome time between the two World Wars, Syed Mujtaba Ali set out on ship\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom India to travel to Europe. Leaving Sri Lanka behind, sailing in the Arabian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSea and then along the coast of Africa, he crossed the Horn of Africa, until the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eship reached Suez Port. Along the way, Ali collected a bunch of stories-about\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehis new young friends Paul and Percy, who became his loyal acolytes; and the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eeccentric Abul Asfia Noor Uddin Muhammad Abdul Karim Siddiqi, who carried\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etoffees, a gold cigarette case, and other sundry items in his capacious overcoat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epocket and who had the answer to all problems though he barely spoke a word\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the ship makes its way, Mujtaba Ali tells stories of the island of Socrota with\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eits pirates in search of treasure. He dives into history and recounts how the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egiraffe went to China via India from Africa. And when the friends get off at\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuez, in order to see the pyramids of Giza, he provides a deeply entertaining\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand perceptive description of Egypt-from its taxi drivers and café owners, to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epharaohs and tomb hunters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eErudite but light-hearted, brimming with laughter and with many moments of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etenderness, Tales of a Voyager is a gem of a travelogue from the author who wrote\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe immensely popular travel account of Afghanistan, In a Land Far from Home\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(Deshe Bideshe).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Syed Mujtaba Ali knows how to perform magic through his writing!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne moment his humour and wit will make you break out in roaring\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elaughter and the next you find yourself buried in deep thought being\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etouched by the poignance in his satire.'-Dhaka Tribune\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Speaking Tiger Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789354475771\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.46d","brand":"Syed Mujtaba Ali","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43544104599733,"sku":"9789354475771","price":27.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_16b6de1b-d839-4761-958a-b9804e4878a8.jpg?v=1706118993","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/tales-of-a-voyager-joley-dangay-9789354475771","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}