Thin Man Press is delighted to be publishing this timely and important ‘poetic investigation’ by Heathcote Williams (‘Whale nation’, ‘Falling for A Dolphin’, ‘Autogeddon’, ‘Royal Babylon’…).
With the news full of Islamic extremism, terrorism and the steady rise of the ‘Islamic State’, Heathcote Williams brings us a different story – the amazing life of Afghan Pashtun leader, Badshah Abdel Gaffar Khan, a devout Moslem, revered spiritual guide and champion of world peace who was a close friend and companion of Gandhi. Gaffar Khan spent much of his life as a political prisoner, and was tortured by the British; but he remained committed to his ‘jihad’ of peace, kindness and gentleness, which Williams relays with clarity and passion.
Publication date: March 30 2015
http://thinmanpress.com/2015/01/01/heathcote-williams-new-book-for-march-2015/
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Much looking forward to reading this work by Heathcote. All unknown corners of British history (as revealed by him) seem to need to come into the daylight – today. As if to help us understand what is ‘supposedly’ already in the open.
Comment by cy lester on 9 January, 2015 at 4:10 pm