Revue de presse :
'A wonderful find ... this book is a treasure' (South China Morning Post )
'The cast reads like something out of The Canterbury Tales ... brings to life the history and also the great variety of people, languages, religions, interests and behaviour along this most remarkable of migratory routes' (Sunday Times )
'Examines the famous central Asian trade route through the life of ten separate individuals' (Contemporary Review 20040801)
'A trail-blazer, vividly recreating the life and times of this great cultural highway' (Scotsman 20040801)
Biographie de l'auteur :
Susan Whitfield runs the International Dunhuang Project at the British Library, providing Internet access to over 50,000 pre-eleventh century Silk Road manuscripts now in collections worldwide. She has written several books and articles on the Silk Road and China, including China: A Literary Companion, and travels there regularly.
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- ÉditeurJohn Murray Publishers Ltd
- Date d'édition1999
- ISBN 10 0719557577
- ISBN 13 9780719557576
- ReliureRelié
- Nombre de pages256
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