When Things Get Dark: A Mongolian Winter's Tale
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Book Overview
At 23, Matt Davis moved to a remote Mongolian town to teach English.What he found when he arrived was a town--and a country--undergoing wholesale change from a traditional, countryside existence to a more urban, modern identity. When Things Get Dark documents these changes through the Mongolians Matt meets, but also focuses on the author's downward spiral into alcohol abuse and violence--a scenario he saw played out by many of the Mongolian men around him. Matt's self-destruction culminates in a drunken fight with three men that forces him to a hospital to have his kidneys X-rayed. He hits bottom in that cold hospital room, his body naked and shivering, a bloodied Mongolian man staring at him from an open door, the irrational thought in his head that maybe he is going to die there. His personal struggles are balanced with insightful descriptions of customs and interactions, and interlaced with essays on Mongolian history and culture that make for a fascinating glimpse of a mysterious place and people.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0312607733
ISBN13:9780312607739
Release Date:February 2010
Publisher:St. Martin's Press
Length:320 Pages
Weight:0.96 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 5.7" x 8.6"
Related Subjects
Asia Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History General India Memoirs Mongolia TravelCustomer Reviews
1 rating
Very good book
Published by Rowan Pike , 2 years ago
Davis makes great use of descriptive language to really paint a picture. Interesting story, and presenting multiple POV on different issues. If you want a good book on Mongolia, make it this one.
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