About the Author:
Roger Took is an art historian and museum curator. Before becoming involved with Russia, he held several museum posts in England and was the founding director of Artangel, the London-based contemporary arts group. An active Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, he currently spends much of the year in the field with a Russian research team of archaeologists and historians. He lives in London and on the west coast of Ireland.
Review:
'Pure adventure ... A fascinating and convincing picture of one of the most inhospitable and inaccessible corners of the world' -- Times Literary Supplement 20030509 'Took tells his compelling story of adventure spent with his reindeer-herding and hunting community that exists on the fringes of the modern world' -- Daily Express, BOOK OF THE WEEK 20030201 'What a superb Reindeer book! It's now tempting me to read not only at bed-time, when reading for fun is allowed, but at intervals during the day when I should be writing.' -- Dervla Murphy 20030201 'On the whole, like most visitors to Russia, Roger Took finds warmth, humour and generosity. He gives a readable, entertaining account of his experiences in a region that remains, despite salmon, apatite and the Northern Fleet, one of the uttermost parts of the earth' -- Independent on Sunday 20030302 'Gripping ... Full of information about historical sideshows, the book also charts the changes that have taken place in the last decade. It presents a picture of an utterly unfamiliar corner of the last Russian empire - remote, troubled and run-down' -- Justin Cartwright, Sunday Telegraph 20030302 'An absorbing and almost encyclopaedic account of northern travels ... Out of Roger Took's story emerges the beauty of the land, the well-observed character and comedy of the people, the smells of food and smoky tents' -- Trevor Fishlock, Daily Telegraph 20030222 'Enthralling - as we ride with Roger, wrapped in deerskins, though a frosty forest, on a reindeer sledge' -- Wanderlust 20030222 'One of those rare, remarkable books that leave the reader with a vivid sense of a part of world he is unlikely to visit! Took's curiosity and gently self-depreciating style make him the perfect guide to this fascinating land' -- Mail on Sunday 20040101 'An eye-opener' -- Manchester Evening News 20040103 'Roger Took has style, and his elegantly written and sometimes nicely self-depracating prose makes his book quite exceptional in recent travel writing on Russia' -- East-West Review 20040103 'Lapland's enormous landscapes [are] expertly evoked' -- The Sunday Telegraph 20040104 'A useful social document of a potentially beautiful existence dominated unfortunately by the ubiquitous mosquito' -- The Irish Times 20040110 '[This] book shines a fascinating ... light on one of the darkest regions of our continent.' -- Aberdeen Press & Journal 20040117 'Fascinating ... a remarkable image of this little-known region' -- Sunday Times 20040912
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