by Anne Nivat · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782213614021
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«Par les monts et les plains d'Asie centrale» is a travelogue by Anne Nivat, published by Fayard in paperback (376 pages, in French).
Anne Nivat travels alone through Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan in shared taxis, dressed as a local woman. She travels through the Fergana Valley and the Pamir passes, along the ancient Silk Road, listening to traders, peasants and Islamist believers in a region disputed by powers.
The edition includes bibliographic references (pages 369-377) and belongs to the Fayard collection Documents, number 57. Originally published in Paris in 2006.
Recommended for readers interested in travel journalism, Central Asia and the geopolitics of the former Soviet republics.
Anne Nivat is a French journalist and war correspondent who has covered conflicts in Chechnya, Iraq, and Afghanistan. She is known for interviews and character portraits in print of civilians, especially women, and their experiences of war.
