Now Available for pre-order Michael Palin in Venezuela

In March 2022, Michael Palin travelled the length of the River Tigris through Iraq to get a sense of what life is like in a region of the world that once formed the cradle of civilisation, but that in recent times has witnessed turmoil and appalling bloodshed. In the journal he kept during his trip he describes the war-ravaged city of Mosul and the children he encounters growing up amid its ruins. He contemplates the graffiti-strewn ruins of Saddam Hussein's former palaces, and he notes the constant presence of armed guards. But there are patches of light amid the dark: boisterous New Year celebrations in Akre, the friendliness of generals and colonels at 'Checkpoint Cheerful', and public poetry readings in Baghdad. People getting on with their lives.

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• Biography & True AccountsArts & LiteratureActors & Entertainers
• Travel & TourismMiddle East
• HistoryMiddle East
• Travel & TourismTravel Writing

• Publication Date: September 15, 2022
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• Print Length: 141 Pages
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