Nicholas Griffin's first novel, Requiem Shark, won the Betty Trask Prize in 2000. He is also the author of The House of Sight and Shadow.
"[Griffin] wonderfully weaves historical facts and compelling
characters in this adventure through the Caucasus region. . . . An
excellent and richly detailed look at an important but relatively
little-known geopolitical region." -- "Publisher's Weekly"
"A complicated book, a carefully sculpted book, a disturbing book
(think kidnappings and beheadings), a darkly comic book. All these
statements are true about British novelist Griffin's nonfiction
account of his trek through the troubled tribal mountain regions
between the Caspian and Black seas."
--David Armstrong "San Francisci Chronicle" (11/14/2004 12:00:00
AM)
"A near perfect recipe to whet the appetite of any vicarious
traveler." -- "Washington Times"
"Griffin is a fine writer with a sharp sense of both humor and
irony. This memoir of his journey is filled with revealing episodes
that are both amusing and sometimes frightening. This work is part
history, part travelogue, and part lament for people who cherish
their past but remain imprisoned by it." --Jay Freeman
"Booklist"
"Griffin, in this fine part-travelogue, part-historical and mythic
tale, evokes and describes the Caucasus so well that I can see and
feel the place. Alas, it reveals the same tribal terrors of other
lands, in a remote realm of splintered mountains, inaccessible
stone villages, savagery, bloodshed, violence, dismemberment, blood
feuds, and the like. This doesn't detract from Griffin's stirring
book, but he once again conjures up the cruel clashes and brutal
assaults that lie at the heart of darkness that is human history."
--Sam Coale "Providence Journal"
"This engaging book--part travelogue, part history--attempts to
chart [Shamil's] life and his legacy, offering valid insights en
route into this flashpoint -- "Daily Mail"
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