East of the Moon

Across Cairo, Ethiopia, Iran and Central Asia, Karen Foster weaves luminous photographs and insightful text into a vivid portrait of lands rich in culture and history.

Tracing a crescent from Cairo to Khiva, art historian and archaeologist Karen Polinger Foster takes us on four unforgettable journeys East of the Moon – to Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and Central Asia – exploring commonalities and differences in thought and belief, art and architecture, language and literature, tradition and innovat...