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Shadow of the silk road is thubrons ninth travel book. Colin gerald dryden thubron, fodd 14 juni 1939 i london, ar en brittisk forfattare thubron studerade vid eton college. This acclaimed book by colin thubron is available at in several formats for your ereader. A journey along the greatest land route on earth, from the master of travel writing colin thubron 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. Mirror to damascus is a unique portrait of a city now obscured by recent upheavals. In explaining how modern damascus is rooted in immemorial layers of culture and tradition, colin thubron explores the historical, artistic, social and religious inheritance of the damascenes in an amusing and perceptive manner, whilst interspersing the narrative with innumerable anecdotes about travellers of bygone days. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Beautiful coffee table book with amazing illustrations from 1976 timelife series. Damascus tiles available for download and read online in other formats. Colin thubron intertwines myth, history and personal anecdote in a quest from which the characters and places, architecture and landscape all spring vividly to the listeners ear.
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