{"product_id":"some-far-and-distant-place-9780820324586","title":"Some Far and Distant Place","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jonathan S. Addleton\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Memoirs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Pakistan to Baptist missionaries from rural Georgia, Jonathan S. Addleton crossed the borders of race, culture, class, and religion from an early age. \u003ci\u003eSome Far and Distant Place\u003c\/i\u003e combines family history, social observation, current events, and deeply personal commentary to tell an unusual coming-of-age story that has as much to do with the intersection of cultures as it does with one man's life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether sharing ice cream with a young Benazir Bhutto or selling gospel tracts at the tomb of a Sufi saint, Addleton provides insightful and sometimes hilarious glimpses into the Muslim-Christian encounter through the eyes of a young child. His narrative is rooted in many unlikely sources, including a southern storytelling tradition, Urdu ghazal, revivalist hymnology, and the \u003ci\u003eAnglican Book of Common Prayer\u003c\/i\u003e. The natural beauty of the Himalayas also leaves a strong and lasting mark, providing solidity in a confusing world that on occasion seems about to tilt out of control. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis clear-eyed, insightful memoir describes an experience that will become increasingly more common as cultures that once seemed remote and distant are no longer confined within the bounds of a single nation-state.","brand":"University of Georgia Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47614197399703,"sku":"9780820324586","price":2835.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780820324586.webp?v=1775091747","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/some-far-and-distant-place-9780820324586","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}