An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan (1999) is a travel book written by British travel writer Jason Elliot. An Unexpected Light won the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award in the UK and became a New York Times bestseller in the US.

• 2002: ALA Notable Books for Adults
• 2000: Thomas Cook Travel Book Award
• 1999: New York Times bestseller

• Mirrors of the Unseen: Journeys in Iran

• Review by travelliterature.org which stated that it was "Outstanding: should become a classic".
• Review by Philip Glazebrook of The Times newspaper^{[dead link‍]}

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