Colin Thubron – A Cruel Madness – SIGNED First Edition 1984
£45.00
A first edition, first printing of A Cruel Madness by Colin Thubron, published by Heinemann, London in 1984. A near fine book signed and inscribed in black ink to the front free end paper, bumping to the lower corners of front and rear boards and light toning to the text block. In a near fine price clipped wrapper with light bumping to extremities and light shelf wear.
A Cruel Madness by Colin Thubron is a stark travel memoir of his 1970s journey across Afghanistan during political upheaval. Moving through deserts, cities and remote valleys, Thubron records paranoia, brutality and sudden kindness amid growing violence. The book blends reportage with introspection, revealing how fear distorts perception and erodes trust. More than a travelogue, it captures a nation on the brink and a traveller confronting moral uncertainty, exhaustion and disillusionment in an unforgiving landscape.
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A first edition, first printing of A Cruel Madness by Colin Thubron, published by Heinemann, London in 1984. A near fine book signed and inscribed in black ink to the front free end paper, bumping to the lower corners of front and rear boards and light toning to the text block. In a near fine price clipped wrapper with light bumping to extremities and light shelf wear.
A Cruel Madness by Colin Thubron is a stark travel memoir of his 1970s journey across Afghanistan during political upheaval. Moving through deserts, cities and remote valleys, Thubron records paranoia, brutality and sudden kindness amid growing violence. The book blends reportage with introspection, revealing how fear distorts perception and erodes trust. More than a travelogue, it captures a nation on the brink and a traveller confronting moral uncertainty, exhaustion and disillusionment in an unforgiving landscape.
