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The Road to Oxiana

By Paul Fussell, Rory Stewart, Robert Byron

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| Paperback | 9780195325607

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In 1933, the delightfully eccentric travel writer Robert Byron set out on a journey through the Middle East via Beirut, Jerusalem, Baghdad and Teheran to Oxiana, near the border between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union. Throughout, he kept a thoroughly captivating record of his encounters, discoveriContinue

In 1933, the delightfully eccentric travel writer Robert Byron set out on a journey through the Middle East via Beirut, Jerusalem, Baghdad and Teheran to Oxiana, near the border between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union. Throughout, he kept a thoroughly captivating record of his encounters, discoveries, and frequent misadventures. His story would become a best-selling travel book throughout the English-speaking world, until the acclaim died down and it was gradually forgotten. When Paul Fussell published his own book Abroad, in 1982, he wrote that The Road to Oxiana is to the travel book what "Ulysses is to the novel between the wars, and what The Waste Land is to poetry." His statements revived the public's interest in the book, and for the first time, it was widely available in American bookstores. Now this long-overdue reprint will introduce it to a whole new generation of readers. This edition features a new introduction by Rory Stewart, best known for his book The Places In Between, about his extensive travels in Afghanistan. Today, in addition to its entertainment value, The Road to Oxiana also serves as a rare account of the architectural treasures of a region now inaccessible to most Western travelers, and a nostalgic look back at a more innocent time.

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    In 1933 and 1934 Robert Byron spent ten months travelling around Persia and Afghanistan; The Road to Oxiana is his account of that trip. Taking the form of a diary, it weaves descriptions of people and places and the mechanics of travel together with ... (read full critics)

    dannyreviews published on Thu, 26 Aug 2010

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  • Robert Byron's account of the trip he undertook to Iran and Afghanistan together with Christopher Sykes is very funny indeed. It's easy to see why it is a classic. I think most travel modern writers are indebted to him. Some passages are a bit difficult to follow (at least that's what I thought, hav ... (continue)

    Robert Byron's account of the trip he undertook to Iran and Afghanistan together with Christopher Sykes is very funny indeed. It's easy to see why it is a classic. I think most travel modern writers are indebted to him. Some passages are a bit difficult to follow (at least that's what I thought, having little knowledge of Islamic art and the history of the region) but the humour and sheer Britishness shining through amply make up for this.

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