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The Amur River - Between Russia and China (Hardcover)
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Discovery Miles 5 420
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The Amur River - Between Russia and China (Hardcover)
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Loot Price R542
Discovery Miles 5 420
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'Thubron on top form. Richly detailed, immaculately written and
full of insights and encounters that bring a complex corner of the
world to life' Michael Palin *As serialised on BBC Radio 4 Book of
the Week* *Winner of the 2022 Edward Stanford Travel Writing
Awards* *Shortlisted for 2021 Duff Cooper Prize* **A FINANCIAL
TIMES, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH AND SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR** **ONE OF
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH'S BEST 75 BOOKS OF 2021**
________________________ A dramatic and ambitious new journey from
our greatest travel writer. The Amur River is almost unknown. Yet
it is the tenth longest river in the world, rising in the Mongolian
mountains and flowing through Siberia to the Pacific to form the
tense, highly fortified border between Russia and China. In his
eightieth year, Colin Thubron takes a dramatic 3,000-mile long
journey from the Amur's secret source to its giant mouth. Harassed
by injury and by arrest from the local police, he makes his way
along both the Russian and Chinese shores on horseback, on foot, by
boat and via the Trans-Siberian Railway, talking to everyone he
meets. By the time he reaches the river's desolate end, where
Russia's nineteenth-century imperial dream petered out, a whole,
pivotal world has come alive. The Amur River is a shining
masterpiece by the acknowledged laureate of travel writing, an
urgent lesson in history and the culmination of an astonishing
career. 'Magnificent... Colin Thubron's observations on the
relationship between Russia and China are full of insight, from
which the world can benefit as it faces the challenges of the
twenty-first century' Jung Chang
General
Imprint: |
Chatto and Windus
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
September 2021 |
Authors: |
Colin Thubron
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Dimensions: |
242 x 164 x 29mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
304 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-78474-287-4 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-78474-287-2 |
Barcode: |
9781784742874 |
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