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Colin Thubron
Colin Thubron is an acclaimed travel writer and novelist. His first books were about the Middle East – Damascus, Lebanon and Cyprus. In 1982 he travelled by car into the Soviet Uni...view moreColin Thubron is an acclaimed travel writer and novelist. His first books were about the Middle East – Damascus, Lebanon and Cyprus. In 1982 he travelled by car into the Soviet Union, a journey he described in Among the Russians. From these early experiences developed his classic travel books: Behind the Wall: A Journey through China (winner of the Hawthornden Prize and the Thomas Cook Travel Award), The Lost Heart of Asia, In Siberia (Prix Bouvier), Shadow of the Silk Road and To a Mountain in Tibet.
Among other honors, Colin Thubron has received the Ness award of the Royal Geographical Society and the Livingstone Memorial Medal of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs. In 2007 he was made CBE. He was elected President of the Royal Society of Literature from 2010 to 2017, and named an RSL Companion of Literature in 2020.view less
Books by Colin Thubron
Shadow of the Silk Road The Amur River: Between Russia and China Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5To a Mountain in Tibet Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5In Siberia Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Among the Russians Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Night of Fire: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Divine Supermarket: Travels in Search of the Soul of America Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Noche de fuego Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLife at Full Tilt: The Selected Writings of Dervla Murphy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Audiobooks by Colin Thubron
The Amur River: Between Russia and China Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5To a Mountain in Tibet Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Night of Fire: A Novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5