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Danziger’s Adventures: From Miami to Kabul
In his remarkable first book, Danziger’s Travels, Nick Danziger journeyed incognito through Iran, Afghanistan and China. Now we learn what Danziger did next: more extraordinary episodes as he swings from rags to riches and back again in some of the most outlandish places on earth.
Vivid encounters with the designer yuppies of New York and California are followed by a photographic commission which brings him face to face with a horrific massacre of Kurdish refugees in Turkey - and a narrow escape from death. Returning to Kabul after the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, he finds the city under rocket attack by his old friends the mujahedeen, and sees for himself the pointless destruction and terror of the forgotten civil war. He attends the Ayatollah Khomeini’s funeral in Tehran, amidst scenes of mass hysteria: goes in search of the Tuareg in Libya; and mingles with would-be ‘wetback’ immigrants from Tijuana - some of whom literally dig their way into the United States. Finally, he returns once more to Afghanistan - and to the abandoned children in Marastoon mental asylum, Kabul, whom he helps to find a new home.
[from back cover]
Vivid encounters with the designer yuppies of New York and California are followed by a photographic commission which brings him face to face with a horrific massacre of Kurdish refugees in Turkey - and a narrow escape from death. Returning to Kabul after the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, he finds the city under rocket attack by his old friends the mujahedeen, and sees for himself the pointless destruction and terror of the forgotten civil war. He attends the Ayatollah Khomeini’s funeral in Tehran, amidst scenes of mass hysteria: goes in search of the Tuareg in Libya; and mingles with would-be ‘wetback’ immigrants from Tijuana - some of whom literally dig their way into the United States. Finally, he returns once more to Afghanistan - and to the abandoned children in Marastoon mental asylum, Kabul, whom he helps to find a new home.
[from back cover]
290 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1993
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March 22, 2019
Loved this book - often sad and sometimes bizarre, the juxtapose of the authors whereabouts works extremely well. Although written in the 80s the subject matter is still unfortunately extremely relevant - ie the rich get richer and the poor get poorer and the poorest in countries like Afghanistan not only suffer but serve as target practice for the war-mongers.
November 3, 2009
This book was a good reminder (for me) about the earlier war between the Russians and Afghanistan.....and how we helped arm the Afghans.....and how hindsight is 20/20....ugh. Hard to believe there is anything left of the country and the people after so many decades of war.....we don't have a clue what it's like......we just sit back at the dinner table and watch it all on TV....it's something that happens 'over there'......sickening indeed that all the negative energy can't be used for something positive.
March 12, 2009
Great read. You feel as if you are there with him sharing those experiences. Educational but in an entertaining way.
Loved the contrasts going between poor slum town London and Kabul. To the high life and back down again.
Need to read his first book now!
Loved the contrasts going between poor slum town London and Kabul. To the high life and back down again.
Need to read his first book now!
June 5, 2013
I couldn't wait to get my hands on this after reading Danziger's travels, but unfortunately found it far inferior to his "Travels".
August 17, 2014
one of the more interesting.....
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