| Language | English |
|---|---|
| ISBN-13 | 9789395481205 |
| No of pages | 282 |
| Book Publisher | Vishwakarma Publications |
| Published Date | 08 Jun 2023 |
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| Language | English |
|---|---|
| ISBN-13 | 9789395481205 |
| No of pages | 282 |
| Book Publisher | Vishwakarma Publications |
| Published Date | 08 Jun 2023 |
Following internships at three New York City newspapers and UN Headquarters, David Lepeska moved halfway around the world for his first full-time reporting job, with Srinagar-based Kashmir Observer. In nearly two decades since he has reported from more than a dozen countries and contributed to The New York Times, Financial Times, Economist, Atlantic, Monocle, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Guardian, Newlines and other top outlets.
In April 2016, the Turkish government kicked David out of the country and labelled him a national security threat in response to his report on the state’s military aggressions against Kurds. David served for two years as an editor and podcaster for Turkey-focused Ahval News and has written a weekly column for Abu Dhabi-based The National since late 2020.
These days he continues his freelance reporting while serving as editorial advisor to business leaders and media ventures and editing top-selling books like Cynthia Watson and Shane Spraggs’ The Power of Remote and Saqib Qureshi’s The Broken Contract. He was until recently based in Kyiv, reporting on the Russian invasion while polishing his first book, the bestselling Desiccated Land.
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"This is an extraordinary book."
- Amitabh Mattoo, Padma Shri honoree, prominent author and columnist
"This book is a vital document of the bravery of our colleagues in Kashmir."
- Naresh Fernandes, award-winning journalist
"One of the most objective and insightful accounts I've read of the lives of Kashmiri people."
- Rahman Abbas, novelist & winner of India's Sahitya Akademi Award
You've never read a book like this. With its innovative narrative style, Desiccated Land paints a bracing picture of India's most troubled region. American journalist David Lepeska's first full-time reporting job was for Srinagar-based daily Kashmir Observer, and this book gathers his best KO work, details his personal journey and lessons learned as a foreign correspondent, and presents his sober assessment, years later, of the impact of Indian and US policies on the region.
Yet the book's focus is local. Media coverage of conflict often leaves out the long-term human toll, the eviscerating impact of decades of violence - on society, culture, education, justice, and well-being. Yet only by gauging what war has wrought can we know how to respond and, eventually, recover. Desiccated Land combines reportage, memoir, and travelogue to explore the reality of daily life in a war-torn land. The book catalogs Kashmiri suffering and its root causes and wonders when the Valley might be able to look toward the future with hope.