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The Prince of the Marshes, And Other Occupational Hazards of a Year in Iraq
by Rory Stewart
- TRAVEL NARRATIVE
- 2006
- PAPER
- 432 PAGES
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A Farsi-speaker, journalist, diplomat and adventurer, Roy Stewart (currently a fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard), was made deputy governor in the marsh regions of southern Iraq, a surreal, harrowing experience recounted in this eye-opening book. This is the remote region, destroyed by Hussein and controlled by a distinct culture. The culture, centered on the marshes, was celebrated by Wilfred Thesiger ((The Marsh Arabs) and Gavin Maxwell (A Reed Shaken by the Winds).
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