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Gobi Dream

Gobi Dream

John Delaney

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Finishing Line Press
Año de edición:
2026
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Poesía
ISBN:
9798899906206
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A 'poetic travel guide' to land-locked, democratic Mongolia, consisting of poems inspired by color photographs, heralding the country’s rich history, culture, and natural beauty. Subjects include reindeer, camel, yak, and horse herders; Genghis Khan and the Golden Eagle Huntress; the Gobi Desert and capital Ulaanbataar; petroglyphs and dinosaur fossils; Buddhist temples; the country’s national instrument, the horsehead fiddle; shamanism and ancient deer stones; even ice cream makers. Travelers, scholars, and dreamers: here is Mongolia as you might never have imagined. 6

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