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TEHRAN-- The Cruel Way: Switzerland to Afghanistan in a Ford, 1939 by Swiss adventuress Ella K
Maillart has been published in Persian.Saless is the publisher of the book originally launched in 1947
It was translated into Persian by Eftekhar Nabavinejad.In 1939, travel writer and reporter Maillart triggered on a legendary journey from
Geneva to Kabul with fellow author Annemarie Schwarzenbach in a brand-new Ford
As the very first European women to travel alone on Afghanistans Northern Road, Maillart and Schwarzenbach had a rare glance of life in Iran
and Afghanistan at a time when their borders were hardly ever crossed by Westerners
As the 2 dashes throughout Europe and the Near East in a streak of elan and bold, Maillart composes of funny mishaps, breathtaking
landscapes, vitriolic religious clashes, and the resourcefulness with which the females navigated what was typically a dangerous journey
In stunning, clear-eyed prose, The Cruel Way shows Maillarts excellent ability to explore and experience other cultures in composing both
lyrical and deeply empathetic.While the core of the book is the journey itself and their interactions with people oppressed by political
conflict and poverty, towards the end of the trip the womens increasingly troubled relationship takes center stage
By then the attractive, androgynous Schwarzenbach, whose own account of the trip can be discovered in All the Roads Are Open , is combating
a losing battle with her own drug addiction, and Maillarts disappointed efforts to cure her program the extensive depth of their
relationship.Complete with thirteen of Maillarts own pictures from the journey, The Cruel Way is a classic of travel writing, and its lead
characters are as gripping and fearless as any in literature.Photo: Front cover of the Persian edition of Ella K
Maillarts book The Cruel Way
