{"product_id":"spyless-in-tirana-alex-klaushofer-9780993323645","title":"Spyless in Tirana: An Albanian adventure","description":"\u003cp\u003eOnce cut off from the rest of Europe by dictator Enver Hoxha, Albania has long been a source of fascination for Alex Klaushofer. Thirty years after the fall of communism, she spends a spring in Tirana, gaining a privileged insight into the country as it strives to join the modern West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolunteering at Tirana's first hostel and interviewing a wide range of people, the author talks to a political prisoner about his experiences under the regime and meets the student activists trying to change a system which is still corrupt. She hears about the discrimination suffered by the disabled and sees how a new culture of caring for animals is slowly developing. She learns how, in a state where religion was banned, faith is making a comeback, why trafficking takes place and discovers how profoundly the architecture reflects the changing fortunes of the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA compelling narrative and piece of informed reportage, \u003cem\u003eSpyless in Tirana\u003c\/em\u003e provides a rare insight into a colourful, chaotic country that is utterly unlike any other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease note that as a 'travella' of 35,000 words, the book is about the third of the length of a conventional travelogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Klaushofer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0993323642\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780993323645\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Klaushofer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.33d","brand":"Alex Klaushofer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47452574712063,"sku":"9780993323645","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a2cf7d35-32b1-4c53-b804-5523b5950446.jpg?v=1761929233","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/spyless-in-tirana-alex-klaushofer-9780993323645","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}