<p>This travel book was written in 1933-4 when the author travelled to Persia and Afghanistan. It is a record of his journeys, full of observation of people and places, and funny dialogue.</p>

The Road to Oxiana (Penguin Travel Library)

Travel

ROBERT BYRON

Asia

Penguin

The Road to Oxiana (Picador Books)

Picador

An Essay on India (Routledge Revivals)

Routledge

The Birth of Western Painting (Routledge Revivals)

david-talbot-rice

Taylor&Francis

<p>In 1933, Robert Byron set off from Venice with his friend Christopher Sykes to explore the architecture of the Middle East. Their long and arduous journey took them from Cyprus and Jerusalem to Syria, Iraq, Persia and Afghanistan, and finally Oxiana, a tiny country around the River Oxus, the Greek name for the river Amu Darya, which snakes down from Russia into Afghanistan. They travel by any means necessary (truck, camel, horses and foot), and encounter several setbacks, but their risks are rewarded as they encounter some of the greatest examples of Eastern art and architecture, many of which have now vanished forever. Funny and erudite, The Road to Oxiana's combination of exquisite lyricism, detail and humour gave birth to a new kind of travel literature, serving as inspiration for later writers such as Bruce Chatwin, Peter Matthiesson and Jan Morris.</p>

The Road to Oxiana

Naxos and Blackstone Audio

De weg naar Oxiana

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