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The Anthologies: People Paperback – March 5, 2020

by Tahir Shah (Author)
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During a career of thirty years, Tahir Shah has published dozens of books on travel, exploration, topography, and research, as well as a large body of fiction.

Through this extraordinary series of Anthologies, selections from the corpus are arranged by theme, allowing the reader to follow certain threads that are of profound interest to Shah.

Spanning a number of distinct genres – in both fiction and non-fiction work – the collections incorporate a wealth of unpublished material. Prefaced by an original introduction, each Anthology provides a lens into a realm that has shaped Shah’s own outlook as a best-selling author.

Regarded as one of the most prolific and original writers working today, Tahir Shah has a world-wide following. Published in hundreds of editions, and in more than thirty languages, his books turn the world back to front and inside out. Seeking to make sense of the hidden underbelly, he illuminates facets of life most writers hardly even realize exist.

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    The Anthologies
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    366 pages
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    March 5, 2020
  5. Dimensions
    4.72 x 0.92 x 7.48 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1912383489
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1912383481
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Secretum Mundi
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 5, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 366 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1912383489
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1912383481
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.72 x 0.92 x 7.48 inches
  • Part of series ‏ : ‎ The Anthologies
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Tahir Shah

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Tahir Shah was born in London, and raised primarily at the family’s home, Langton House, in the English countryside – where founder of the Boy Scouts, Lord Baden Powell, was also brought up.

Along with his twin and elder sisters, Tahir was continually coaxed to regard the world around him through Oriental eyes. This included being exposed from early childhood to Eastern stories, and to the back-to-front humour of the wise fool, Nasrudin.

Having studied at a leading public school, Bryanston, Tahir took a degree in International Relations, his particular interest being in African dictatorships of the mid-1980s. His research in this area led him to travel alone through a wide number of failing African states, including Uganda, Sierra Leone, and Zaire.

After university, Tahir embarked on a plethora of widespread travels through the Indian subcontinent, Latin America, and Africa, drawing them together in his first travelogue, BEYOND THE DEVIL'S TEETH. In the years that followed, he published more than a dozen works of travel. These quests – for lost cities, treasure, Indian magic, and for the secrets of the so-called Birdmen of Peru – led to what is surely one of the most extraordinary bodies of travel work ever published.

In the early 2000s, with two small children, Tahir moved his young family from an apartment in London’s East End to a supposedly haunted mansion in the middle of a Casablanca shantytown. The tale of the adventure was published in his bestselling book, THE CALIPH'S HOUSE.

In recent years, Tahir Shah has released a cornucopia of work, embracing travel, fiction, and literary criticism. He has also made documentaries for National Geographic TV and the History Channel, and published hundreds of articles in leading magazines, newspapers, and journals. His oeuvre is regarded as exceptionally original and, as an author, he is considered as a champion of the new face of publishing.

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  • Jasmine Swaney
    5.0 out of 5 stars A cast of inspiring, fearless, and wise individuals
    Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2020
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    "People" is the third anthology I've read by Tahir Shah, and like the previous two anthologies I've read thus far ("Childhood" and "Taboo" being the first), this collection of stories and anecdotes is compelling and thought-provoking. If only all of us could meet such a diverse cast of characters in our own lives, or perhaps more accurately, if only we could observe the people we meet on such a level as the author does. Evidence of Nasrudin carries on throughout the collection, both overtly, but also within the presentation of the people the author shares with us. The cast is diverse - Mr. Feroze is one of my favorites (and makes me want to reread The Sorcerer's Apprentice again), as is Doris Lessing, Sir Wilfred Thesiger, and Tahir's Aunt Amina, to name just a few. When I look at the list I just created, and ask myself why I call these my "favorites," the only thing I can come up with is that they are (or were) fearless people, and because of this they live (or lived) lives brimming with curiosity that bestowed so much wisdom. I know I'll reread this book again, especially when I'm in need of  shaking off the shadowy, crippling fears of ordinary life. These people are an inspiration. Two more anthologies are winging their way to me. Next up, "Quest," and "South." 
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  • Jake Thomas
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Collection of Characters that formed this Writer’s Life
    Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2020
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    Tahir says he has always collected people in his life, characters that inspire him. This book is a sample of some of those Amazing people that came across his path over the years. A must must read for any fan of Tahir’s!!
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    5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant book about different people in different situations and countries.
    Reviewed in Australia on July 23, 2020
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    Anthologies: People: This book is an investment in Learning, T Shah is objective clear, and self disclosing in his reflections. Easily readable. Much to learn from this honest travel writer and the real characters he described. Much to learn about oneself. - Arvid (Arbsli)
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