Wilfred Thesiger
Wilfred Thesiger
1910 – 2003- Books
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Major Sir Wilfred Patrick Thesiger, CBE, DSO, FRAS, FRGS, also called Mubarak bin London (Arabic for "the blessed one from London") (3 June 1910 – 24 August 2003) was a British explorer and travel writer.
Thesiger is best known for his travel books Arabian Sands (1959), on his foot and camel crossing of the Empty Quarter of Arabia, and The Marsh Arabs (1964), on his time living in the marshes of Iraq with the Marsh Arabs. He donated his collection of 23,000 travel photographs to the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford.
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The Marsh Arabs
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Thesiger in Arabia #2
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Crossing the Sands
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Desert, Marsh and Mountain (Memoirs of Arabia)
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Memoirs of Arabia #3
Désert des déserts
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Die Brunnen der Wüste. Mit den Beduinen durch das unbekannte Arabien
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Wilfred Thesiger is primarily known for his travel writing, particularly his accounts of journeys through the Empty Quarter of Arabia and his time living with the Marsh Arabs in Iraq. His works offer unique insights into cultures and landscapes that were largely untouched by the modern world at the time.
For readers new to Wilfred Thesiger, "Arabian Sands" is often recommended as an excellent introduction to his immersive travel style and his deep respect for the people and environments he encountered. It chronicles his extensive journeys across the Rub' al Khali desert.
Wilfred Thesiger was known by the Arabic name Mubarak bin London, which translates to "the blessed one from London," given to him by the local people he lived among during his travels.