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Revue de presse :
“Moving in a way that’s rare in travel literature...Thubron goes to places most other sojourners can’t.” (Lorraine Adams, New York Times Book Review)
“[Thubron is] intrepid, resourceful . . . and immensely talented . . . a splendid book.” (Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World)
“Thubron has done it all, with sparkling grace . . . He is a brilliant brooder, artful in his melancholy.” (San Francisco Chronicle)
“An exhausting journey and a marvelous book.” (Harper's Magazine)
“A fantastically descriptive writer, Thubron digs through the history of Central Asia...Perfect for vicarious travelers.” (New York magazine)
“An illuminating account of a breathtaking journey.” (Booklist)
“[An] absorbing travel epic...Thubron’s poetic eye still teases out gorgeous subtleties in the panorama.”” (Publishers Weekly (starred review))
“[Thubron] augments his trenchant narrative with impressive historical background and evocative, lyrical prose...An impressive, rewarding...trek.” (Kirkus Reviews)
“Splendid...Sumptuously detailed, elegantly written and riveting...Thubron misses nothing.” (Providence Journal)
Biographie de l'auteur :
“[Thubron is] intrepid, resourceful . . . and immensely talented . . . a splendid book.” (Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World)
“Thubron has done it all, with sparkling grace . . . He is a brilliant brooder, artful in his melancholy.” (San Francisco Chronicle)
“An exhausting journey and a marvelous book.” (Harper's Magazine)
“A fantastically descriptive writer, Thubron digs through the history of Central Asia...Perfect for vicarious travelers.” (New York magazine)
“An illuminating account of a breathtaking journey.” (Booklist)
“[An] absorbing travel epic...Thubron’s poetic eye still teases out gorgeous subtleties in the panorama.”” (Publishers Weekly (starred review))
“[Thubron] augments his trenchant narrative with impressive historical background and evocative, lyrical prose...An impressive, rewarding...trek.” (Kirkus Reviews)
“Splendid...Sumptuously detailed, elegantly written and riveting...Thubron misses nothing.” (Providence Journal)
Colin Thubron is the author of seven award-winning novels, including To the Last City, which was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize. He is an acknowledged master of travel writing, and his most recent titles include Behind the Wall, winner of the Hawthornden Prize and the Thomas Cook Travel Award; In Siberia, winner of the Prix Bouvier; the New York Times bestseller Shadow of the Silk Road; and To a Mountain in Tibet. In 2010 he became president of the Royal Society of Literature.
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- ÉditeurHarper Perennial
- Date d'édition2008
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Description du livre Softcover. Etat : new. Product DescriptionTo travel the Silk Road, the greatest land route on earth, is to trace the passage not only of trade and armies but also of ideas, religions, and inventions. Making his way by local bus, truck, car, donkey cart, and camel, Colin Thubron covered some seven thousand miles in eight months-out of the heart of China into the mountains of Central Asia, across northern Afghanistan and the plains of Iran into Kurdish Turkey-and explored an ancient world in modern ferment.ReviewMoving in a way thats rare in travel literature.Thubron goes to places most other sojourners cant. - Lorraine Adams, New York Times Book Review[Thubron is] intrepid, resourceful . . . and immensely talented . . . a splendid book. - Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book WorldThubron has done it all, with sparkling grace . . . He is a brilliant brooder, artful in his melancholy. - San Francisco ChronicleAn exhausting journey and a marvelous book. - Harper's MagazineA fantastically descriptive writer, Thubron digs through the history of Central Asia.Perfect for vicarious travelers. - New York magazineAn illuminating account of a breathtaking journey. - Booklist[An] absorbing travel epicThubrons poetic eye still teases out gorgeous subtleties in the panorama. - Publishers Weekly (starred review)[Thubron] augments his trenchant narrative with impressive historical background and evocative, lyrical proseAn impressive, rewarding.trek. - Kirkus ReviewsSplendidSumptuously detailed, elegantly written and riveting.Thubron misses nothing. - Providence JournalAbout the AuthorColin Thubron is an acclaimed travel writer and novelist. His first books were about the Middle East - Damascus, Lebanon and Cyprus. In 1982 he travelled by car into the Soviet Union, a journey he described in Among the Russians. From these early experiences developed his classic travel books: Behind the Wall: A Journey through China (winner of the Hawthornden Prize and the Thomas Cook Travel Award), The Lost Heart of Asia, In Siberia (Prix Bouvier), Shadow of the Silk Road and To a Mountain in Tibet.Among other honors, Colin Thubron has received the Ness award of the Royal Geographical Society and the Livingstone Memorial Medal of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs. In 2007 he was made CBE. He was elected President of the Royal Society of Literature from 2010 to 2017, and named an RSL Companion of Literature in 2020. N° de réf. du vendeur DADAX0061231770
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