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Article: Bissell, Tom. Chasing the sea; lost among the ghosts of empire in central Asia.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
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BISSELL, Tom. Chasing the sea; lost among the ghosts of empire in central Asia. Random House, Vintage Departures. 388p. bibliog. index. c2003. 0-375-72754-X. $14.95. SA
Who would ever think that a book about Uzbekistan would be funny and hard to put down? Tom Bissell, a former Peace Corps volunteer who spent a few months there in 1996, went back to figure out his personal history and to understand the region's history. His self-deprecating humor, the characters he meets, such as Rustam, his young guide, and his visit with his host family, as well as his knowledge of the history and ecology of the region, turn what could have been a travelog into an insightful ...