| Through the Embers of Chaos: Balkan Journeys | |
| Author: | Dervla Murphy |
| Orig Lang Code: | en |
| Publisher: | John Murray |
| Pub Date: | 2002 |
| Pages: | 388 (first edition) |
| Isbn: | 0719562325 |
| Followed By: | Through Siberia by Accident |
Through the Embers of Chaos: Balkan Journeys is a nonfiction book by Irish author Dervla Murphy, detailing her travels through the Balkans. It was first published by John Murray in 2002.[1]
Steve Crawshaw of The Independent panned the book, particularly Murphy's repeated "reluctance to address context".[2] The Guardians Matthew Collin noted that Murphy's likability makes it easier for readers to get through the book's "relentless barrage of facts, acronyms and grim vignettes".[3] In a review for the Library Journal, Melinda Stivers Leach praised the book as "both highly educational and deeply inspiring".[4] The Irish Times Owen Dawson also gave the book a positive review, concluding: "This is Murphy at her best entertaining, observant, informed and, above all else, thoroughly human."[5]