Издание на английском языке
The book is a diary in which the author embarks on a journey through the Middle East, South Asia, and the Persian Gulf. Through a series of entries, letters, maps, poems, and notes, she reveals the cultural, historical, and geographical features of these places, and shares personal reflections on debt, cargo, travel, and loss. Penetrating the atmosphere of maritime routes and cities, the book reveals the richness and complexity of the region, its history and modernity, creating a vivid canvas of human adventures, hopes, and trials.
Content
Acknowledgments
Prologue: The Logbook
1. Kuwait 21 Inscription: Debts
2. The Shatt Al'Arab
Inscription: Freightage
3. The Gulf
Inscription: Passage
4. The Sea of Oman
Inscription: Guides
5. Karachi to Kathiawar
Inscription: Letters
6. Bombay
Inscription: Transfers
7. Malabar
Inscription: Conversions
8. Crossings
Inscription: Maps
9. Muscat
Inscription: Poems
10. Bahrain
Inscription: Accounts
11. Returns
Epilogue: Triumph and Loss
Notes
Bibliography
Index