Shadow of the Silk Road
(Vintage Voyages)
(Author) Colin ThubronColin Thurbon’s beautiful prose unfolds along the Silk Road, unearthing a richly layered past on his most ambitious journey. On buses, donkey carts, trains, jeeps and camels, Colin Thubron traces the drifts of the first great trade route out of the heart of China into the mountains of Central Asia, across northern Afghanistan and the plains of Iran into Kurdish Turkey. A magnificent account of an ancient world in modern ferment, Thubron covers over 7000 miles in eight months enduring a near-miss with a drunk-driver, incarceration in a Chinese cell, and undergoing root canal treatment without anaesthetic, along the way. VINTAGE VOYAGES: A world of journeys, from the tallest mountains to the depths of the mind
Colin Thubron
Colin Thubron is a British travel writer and novelist renowned for his work "In Siberia." His elegant prose and vivid descriptions transport readers to far-flung corners of the world, capturing the essence of each place with depth and empathy. Thubron's contributions to literature lie in his ability to blend travelogue with introspection, creating powerful narratives that resonate long after the journey ends.
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