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Charlie English

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in York, The United Kingdom

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Charlie English found his first journalism job in Peshawar, Pakistan. He later joined the Guardian, where he was head of international news from 2010 to 2013.

His first book, The Snow Tourist, was described as “a cracking read that deserves to be by the bedside of every keen skier and snowboarder” (The Economist). His second, The Storied City (published in the UK as The Book Smugglers of Timbuktu), was released on May 4 2017, and has been called "wholly gripping" (Sunday Times) and "a piece of postmodern historiography of quite extraordinary sophistication and ingenuity" (TLS)

He lives in London with his wife and three children. ...more

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	The Snow Tourist 3.60 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Storied City: The Quest for Timbuktu and the Fantastic Mission to Save Its Past 3.89 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 2017 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Charlie English and 2 other people liked Catherine's review of The Storied City: The Quest for Timbuktu and the Fantastic Mission to Save Its Past: "I loved this book! The history, in and of itself was mind-boggling. I am very impressed with this author and the research they put into this project. Bravo!!!"
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“Every Autumn now my thoughts return to snow. Snow is something I identify myself with. Like my father, I am a snow person.”
― Charlie English

tags: father, snow, winter

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“In the nineteenth century, Fritjof Nansen wrote that skiing washes civilization clean from our minds by dint of its exhilarating physicality. By extension, I believe that snow helps strip away the things that don't matter. It leaves us thinking of little else but the greatness of nature, the place of our souls within it, and the dazzling whiteness that lies ahead.”
― Charlie English

tags: skiing, snow

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