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Wilfred Thesiger

Naissance 1910 · Décès 2003

Originaire de Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · Nationalité : United Kingdom · Écrit des essais et documents

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Le major Sir Wilfred Patrick Thesiger, CBE, DSO, FRAS, FRGS, aussi appelé Mubarak bin London (« celui de Londres, le béni » en arabe) (3 juin 1910 – 24 août 2003), était un explorateur et écrivain de voyage britannique.

Citations

  • “Now I had crossed it [the Empty Quarter]. To others my journey would have little importance. It would produce nothing except a rather inaccurate map which no one was ever likely to use. It was a personal experience, and the reward had been a drink of clean, nearly tasteless water. I was content with that.”
    Arabian Sands, p. 138En anglais
  • “In the deserts, however arid, I have never felt homesick for green fields and woods in spring, but now that I was in England I longed with an ache that was almost physical to be back in Arabia.”
    Arabian Sands, p. 187En anglais
  • “I craved for the past, resented the present, and dreaded the future.”
    Arabian Sands, p. 20En anglais
  • “It is characteristic of Bedu to do things by extremes, to be either wildly generous or unbelievably mean, very patient or almost hysterically excitable, to be incredibly brave or to panic for no apparent reason.”
    Arabian Sands, p. 152En anglais
  • “As the plane climbed over the town and swung above the sea I knew how it felt to go into exile.”
    Arabian Sands, p. 310En anglais

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Les livres de Wilfred Thesiger dans l'ordre

Les livres de Wilfred Thesiger dans l'ordre de parution, de Southern Arabia (1948) à My Life and Travels (2002).

  1. 1Southern ArabiaSouthern Arabia1948
  2. 2A Journey in NuristanA Journey in Nuristan1957
  3. 3Arabian SandsArabian Sands1959
  4. 4The Marsh ArabsThe Marsh Arabs1964
  5. 5Desert, Marsh and MountainDesert, Marsh and Mountain1979
  6. 6The Last NomadThe Last Nomad1980
  7. 7The Life of My ChoiceThe Life of My Choice1984
  8. 8Visions of a NomadVisions of a Nomad1987
  9. 9La Vie que j'ai choisieLa Vie que j'ai choisie1990
  10. 10Die Brunnen der Wüste. Mit den Beduinen durch das unbekannteDie Brunnen der Wüste. Mit den Beduinen durch das unbekannte Arabien1991
  11. 11Les Arabes des marais irakiensLes Arabes des marais irakiens1991
  12. 12The Thesiger CollectionThe Thesiger Collection1993
  13. 13Wilfred Thesiger's PhotographsWilfred Thesiger's Photographs1993
  14. 14My Kenya DaysMy Kenya Days1994
  15. 15Danakil DiaryDanakil Diary1996
  16. 16Les déserts des désertsLes déserts des déserts1997
  17. 17Among the MountainsAmong the Mountains1998
  18. 18Crossing the SandsCrossing the Sands2000
  19. 19The DesertThe Desert2000
  20. 20A Vanished WorldA Vanished World2001
  21. 21My Life and TravelsMy Life and Travels2002

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