Robert Carver (2)
Author of The Accursed Mountains: Journeys in Albania
For other authors named Robert Carver, see the disambiguation page.
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What drags it down a star on this read is Carver’s misogyny. It’s sad to see him trying to get in the pants of a woman half his age in Tirana, and depressing to read his barely-disguised approval of the servile position of Albanian women in the home. He’s just another middle-aged guy who’s upset that feminism has taught women to say no to lechers like him.
Still, this is very well-written, grimly entertaining travel writing about a unique country at a unique point in time.… (more)