The Road to Oxiana
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- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
19 August 2007
Summary
In 1933, Robert Byron embarked on a journey through the Middle East, traveling from Beirut, Jerusalem, Baghdad, and Teheran to Oxiana—the country of the Oxus, the ancient name for the river Amu Darya which forms part of the border between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union.
The Road to Oxiana offers not only a wonderful record of his adventures but also a rare account of the architectural treasures of a region now inaccessible to most Western travelers.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141442099 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141442093 |
| Author: | Robert Byron, Colin Thubron |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 19 August 2007 |
| Weight: | 271g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 129mm x 20mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Robert Byron
Robert Byron was born in 1905, and educated at Eton and Merton College, Oxford. He died in 1941, during the Second World War, when the ship he was serving on was torpedoed by a U-Boat off Cape Wrath. Byron’s The Road to Oxiana is considered by many modern travel writers to be the first example of great travel writing.
Award-winning travel writer and novelist Colin Thubron was born in London on 14 June 1939. Among his books are Mirror to Damascus (1967), The Hills of Adonis- A Quest in Lebanon (1968), Jerusalem (1969), The Lost Heart of Asia (1994) and In Siberia (1999). Colin Thubron is a regular contributor and reviewer for magazines and newspapers including The Times, The Times Literary Supplement and the Spectator. He lives in London.
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