--- product_id: 14704258 title: "Far Country: Stories from Abroad and Other Places" price: "1012882₫" currency: VND in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.vn/products/14704258-far-country-stories-from-abroad-and-other-places store_origin: VN region: Vietnam --- # Far Country: Stories from Abroad and Other Places **Price:** 1012882₫ **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Far Country: Stories from Abroad and Other Places - **How much does it cost?** 1012882₫ with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vn](https://www.desertcart.vn/products/14704258-far-country-stories-from-abroad-and-other-places) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description It is easy to get caught up in Tim Kenny�s rich stories about Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, the U.S., and elsewhere. Behind every story about his experiences are drive and perseverance--often exhibited during turbulent times in foreign lands--that give substance to the stories. I admire the way he shows the unfamiliar, but ultimately it is the way he makes me experience the familiar in a different way that I find most rewarding. I am pulled in by the stories about foreign countries, yet more fascinating is the expectation of �home� that he builds, a sense of how it feels to be away from home, by comparing the strangeness of different countries to what he knows--but then does the same in the story about the uneasiness and loss he feels in returning to Detroit after years away. This notion of home that Kenny produces is stunning." ~Adnan Mahmutovic, Co-editor, Two-Thirds North, Stockholm, Sweden Review: Understanding the world, one story at a time - Timothy Kenny is an experienced journalist who has traveled extensively throughout the world both as a reporter and a journalism trainer. In Far Country, he is telling stories from places such as Kosovo, Baku, Kabul, Sarajevo and Bucharest, as well as his hometown Detroit and his current home in Connecticut -- snippets of life, sometimes dramatic and sad, sometimes absurd, sometimes even funny. Everything in the book converges to make us understand that what may seem strange and extraordinary to us is nothing but the usual for people living in other parts of the world. Just like our standard of normality may seem far-fetched to them. The world is incredibly diverse, and in order for us to truly begin to understand it, we must look at it with an open mind. Instead of blocking our view by trying to see the world through the filter of our own local background and experience, we should rather accept that our way of living and looking at things is just one of many. The stories in the book will probably help you make more sense of all the disturbing news floating around, and maybe even understand (if not agree with) some of the motivations driving people from remote corners of the world. Far Country is, undeniably, a sad book. It tells us that people will get used to the worst circumstances: those in Kabul and in war-time Sarajevo to living in constant fear; those in Kosovo or Bucharest to having to face packs of stray dogs every night; those in Baku to corruption at all levels; those in Detroit to seeing their city fall into decay; those getting old to the reality of their own mortality. The world, however, is not hopeless. Sarajevo has found a new life after the war, and people everywhere do go on with their existence. Even Detroit is redefining itself, sort of. Toward the end of the book, Kenny introduces his young daughter, Caitlin, for whom the "worst Sunday ever" is the day she could not bowl at the local bowling emporium. For her, the world is quite a different place than the one in most of her father's stories. Review: Good memoir + good journalism - Timothy Kenny’s Far Country offers something found in many memoirs – entertaining recollections and anecdotes – and something less common -- good journalism. His tales from the Balkans, the Mideast and elsewhere are fun reading, but Tim also does a great job of reporting along the way. His interviews are particularly insightful, showing a careful preparation for a book that some authors prefer to write from memory alone. I can vouch for Tim’s reporting from Kosovo and Afghanistan because our professional paths intersected in both places. He gives an honest portrayal of those bewildering lands without ever sacrificing good story-telling. His reflections on and assessment of Detroit, his hometown, also match what I recall from my time there. If you’re looking for an interesting and highly readable memoir from a first-rate journalist and teacher, this is a book for you. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #5,348,924 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #862 in General Middle East Travel Guides #2,154 in Historical Middle East Biographies #13,242 in Middle East History | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 12 Reviews | ## Images ![Far Country: Stories from Abroad and Other Places - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81aljo3-KzL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Understanding the world, one story at a time *by B***U on May 30, 2015* Timothy Kenny is an experienced journalist who has traveled extensively throughout the world both as a reporter and a journalism trainer. In Far Country, he is telling stories from places such as Kosovo, Baku, Kabul, Sarajevo and Bucharest, as well as his hometown Detroit and his current home in Connecticut -- snippets of life, sometimes dramatic and sad, sometimes absurd, sometimes even funny. Everything in the book converges to make us understand that what may seem strange and extraordinary to us is nothing but the usual for people living in other parts of the world. Just like our standard of normality may seem far-fetched to them. The world is incredibly diverse, and in order for us to truly begin to understand it, we must look at it with an open mind. Instead of blocking our view by trying to see the world through the filter of our own local background and experience, we should rather accept that our way of living and looking at things is just one of many. The stories in the book will probably help you make more sense of all the disturbing news floating around, and maybe even understand (if not agree with) some of the motivations driving people from remote corners of the world. Far Country is, undeniably, a sad book. It tells us that people will get used to the worst circumstances: those in Kabul and in war-time Sarajevo to living in constant fear; those in Kosovo or Bucharest to having to face packs of stray dogs every night; those in Baku to corruption at all levels; those in Detroit to seeing their city fall into decay; those getting old to the reality of their own mortality. The world, however, is not hopeless. Sarajevo has found a new life after the war, and people everywhere do go on with their existence. Even Detroit is redefining itself, sort of. Toward the end of the book, Kenny introduces his young daughter, Caitlin, for whom the "worst Sunday ever" is the day she could not bowl at the local bowling emporium. For her, the world is quite a different place than the one in most of her father's stories. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good memoir + good journalism *by T***F on September 22, 2015* Timothy Kenny’s Far Country offers something found in many memoirs – entertaining recollections and anecdotes – and something less common -- good journalism. His tales from the Balkans, the Mideast and elsewhere are fun reading, but Tim also does a great job of reporting along the way. His interviews are particularly insightful, showing a careful preparation for a book that some authors prefer to write from memory alone. I can vouch for Tim’s reporting from Kosovo and Afghanistan because our professional paths intersected in both places. He gives an honest portrayal of those bewildering lands without ever sacrificing good story-telling. His reflections on and assessment of Detroit, his hometown, also match what I recall from my time there. If you’re looking for an interesting and highly readable memoir from a first-rate journalist and teacher, this is a book for you. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Four Stars *by D***K on September 6, 2015* An interesting personal insight of the people in very different cultures --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vn/products/14704258-far-country-stories-from-abroad-and-other-places](https://www.desertcart.vn/products/14704258-far-country-stories-from-abroad-and-other-places) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vietnam* *Store origin: VN* *Last updated: 2026-06-04*