An Unexpected Light

An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan (1999) is a travel book written by British travel writer Jason Elliot. An Unexpected Light won the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award in the UK and became a New York Times bestseller in the US.

An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan

Author	Jason Elliot
Genre	travel books
Publication date	1999

Awards and honors

• 2002: ALA Notable Books for Adults
• 2000: Thomas Cook Travel Book Award
• 1999: New York Times bestseller

See also

• Mirrors of the Unseen: Journeys in Iran

External links

• Review by travelliterature.org which stated that it was "Outstanding: should become a classic".
• Review by Philip Glazebrook of The Times newspaper^{[dead link]}