This is one of the most immersive, interesting – and depressing – travel journals; but so fascinating. Colin Thubron writes beautifully and one is drawn along in his wake as he retraces an earlier journey following the Silk Road. He is travelling through places that ring in the imagination with glorious pasts; now derelict, run down – or great concrete sprawls. There are extraordinary tombs in the middle of nowhere – and over all the devastation of modern regimes. His knowledge is encyclopaedic. A wonderful read – but depressing
(Ferelith Hordon - bwl 111 Winter 2024 ) |
