Shadow of the Silk Road (P.S.)

Shadow of the Silk Road (P.S.)
by Colin Thubron

Shadow of the Silk Road (P.S.)
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Author: Colin Thubron
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-07-01
ISBN: 0061231770
Number of pages: 400
Publisher: Harper Perennial

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Book Review: Very fascinating and insightful!
Summary: 5 Stars

Thubron writes about his spiritual and physical journey along the once commercial highway of the Silk Road which ran from China across Central Asia to Iran and Turkey. He passes through China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Iran and Turkey and describes the territory's history, archeology, mythology, religions, cultures and people along the way. He can speak Mandarin and Russian and engages the reader with his discussions with the Uighars and other Muslims. So this travel memoir is very beautifully written, fascinating and insightful.

Summary of Shadow of the Silk Road (P.S.)

To 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.

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