Ollivier Bernard Walking to Samarkand: The Great Silk Road from Persia to Central Asia 9781510746893

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Автор: Ollivier Bernard
Название: Walking to Samarkand: The Great Silk Road from Persia to Central Asia
ISBN: 9781510746893
Издательство: Skyhorse Publishing
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ISBN-10: 1510746897
Обложка/Формат: Hardcover
Страницы: 312
Вес: 0.27 кг.
Дата издания: 07.01.2020
Язык: English
Размер: 162 x 240 x 32
Читательская аудитория: General (us: trade)
Подзаголовок: The great silk road from persia to central asia
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: Acclaimed journalist Bernard Ollivier continues his epic journey across Persia and Central Asia as he walks the length of the Great Silk Road.

Walking to Samarkand is journalist Bernard Olliviers stunning account of the second leg of his 7,200-mile walk from Istanbul, Turkey to Xian, China along the Silk Road--the longest and perhaps most mythical trade route of all time. Picking up where Out of Istanbul left off, Ollivier heads out of the Middle East and into Central Asia, grappling not only with his own will to continue but with new, unforeseen dangers.

After crossing the final mountain passes of Turkish Kurdistan, Ollivier sets foot in Iran, keen on locating vestiges of the silk trade as he passes through Persias modern cities and traditional villages, including Tabriz, Tehran, Nishapur, and the holy city of Mashhad. Beyond urban areas lie deserts: first Irans Great Salt Desert, then Turkmenistans forbidding Karakum, whose relentless sun, snakes, and scorpions pose continuous challenges to Olliviers goal of reaching Uzbekistan.

Setting his own fears aside, he travels on, wonderstruck at every turn, borne by a childhood dream: to see for himself the golden domes and turquoise skies of Samarkand, one of Central Asias most ancient cities. But what Ollivier enjoys most are the people along the way: Askar, the hospitable gardener; the pilgrims of Mashhad; and his knights in shining armor, Mehdi and Monir. For, despite setting out alone, he comes to find that walking itself--through a kind of alchemy--surrounds him with friends and fosters fellowship.

From the authoritarian mullahs of revolutionary Iran to the warm welcome of everyday Iranians--custodians of age-old, cordial Persian culture; from the stark realities of former Soviet republics to the regions legendary bazaars--veritable feasts for the senses--readers discover, through the eyes of a veteran journalist, the rich history and contemporary culture of these amazing lands.

Walking to Samarkand: The Great Silk Road from Persia to Central Asia, Ollivier Bernard