Author(s): V.S. Naipaul

Middle East | Travel

An astonishing piece of travel writing and a timely and insightful analysis of Islamic fundamentalism.Among the Believers is V. S. Naipaul's classic account of his journeys through Iran, Pakistan, Malaysia and Indonesia. The 'Believers' are the Muslims he met on those journeys, young men and women battling to regain the original purity of their faith in the hope of restoring order to a chaotic world.It is a uniquely valuable insight into modern Islam, and the comforting simplifications of religious fanaticism.