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<p><P>At 23, Matt Davis moved to a remote Mongolian town to teach English.What he found when he arrived was a town&#8212;and a country&#8212;undergoing wholesale change from a traditional, countryside existence to a more urban, modern identity.&#160;<i>When Things Get Dark</i> documents these changes through the Mongolians Matt meets, but also focuses on the author's downward spiral into alcohol abuse and violence&#151;a scenario he saw played out by many of the Mongolian men around him.&#160;Matt's self-destruction culminates in a drunken fight with three men that forces him to a hospital to have his kidneys X-rayed.&#160;He hits bottom in that cold hospital room, his body naked and shivering, a bloodied Mongolian man staring at him from an open door, the irrational thought in his head that maybe he&#160;is going to die there. His personal struggles are balanced with&#160;insightful descriptions of customs and interactions, and interlaced with essays on Mongolian history and culture that make for a fascinating glimpse of a mysterious place and people.</p> <h3>Kirkus Reviews</h3> <p>A lively, frank look into the Mongolian psyche by a young Peace Corps English teacher. Based in the

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Author

Matthew Davis; Gift in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Peace Corps (Library of Congress)

Publisher

St. Martin's Press

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780312607739

Category

travel

Subjects

Fiction, History, Travel

Rating

3.52 / 5 (75 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14