Mark Shand (1951–2014)
Auteur de Travels on My Elephant
A propos de l'auteur
Œuvres de Mark Shand
Queen of the Elephants - North East India 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
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Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1951-06-28
- Date de décès
- 2014-04-23
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK
- Lieu de naissance
- London, England, UK
- Lieu du décès
- New York, New York, USA
- Études
- Milton Abbey School
- Professions
- travel writer
conservationist - Relations
- Duchess of Cornwall (sister)
- Organisations
- Elephant Family
Membres
Critiques
Travels on My Elephant par Mark Shand
Fascinating account of the author's trek across India on an elephant. The story starts as he decides to do this slightly crazy feat, and then tells of the difficulty of purchasing an elephant. Tara, when he buys her, has not been well-treated, but with love and good food she soon becomes a beautiful animal. We learn just how many people are needed to look after and drive an elephant, meet some fascinating characters along the way, and discover a great deal about Indian culture. Written with some humour in a very readable style.… (plus d'informations)
Un libro sorprendente scritto con spontaneità e in uno stile avvincente da un viaggiatore innamorato dell'India. Un viaggio assolutamente "sui generis" in groppa a Tara, l'elefante comprato da povera gente, un percorso incredibile durante il quale l'India si svela in tutta la sua bellezza e si sviluppa la storia di una profonda amicizia tra Mark e Tara.
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 7
- Aussi par
- 4
- Membres
- 304
- Popularité
- #77,406
- Évaluation
- 3.4
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 31
- Langues
- 5