The Lost Heart of Asia

The Lost Heart of Asia
Author: Colin Thubron
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2012-02-29
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1446499669


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Discover Colin Thubron's journey through central asia in the wake of the fall of the iron curtain. Thubron travelled throughout Central Asia in the wake of the break-up of the Soviet Union and documented the widespread social upheaval in a region reeling from political change. Thubron is an inspirational writer, intrepid traveller and insightful observer and his The Lost Heart of Asia is an outstanding guide to the history, people and culture of a vast region resonating with history and politics. 'Thubron's journey takes him through a spectacular, talismanic geography of desert and mountain... and he weaves its mysteries with modern images into a dazzling embroidery' The Times

The Lost Heart of Asia
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Discover Colin Thubron's journey through central asia in the wake of the fall of the iron curtain. Thubron travelled throughout Central Asia in the wake of the
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