{"product_id":"in-xanadu-a-quest-paperback","title":"In Xanadu: A Quest - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Dalrymple\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Dalrymple's award-winning first book: his classic, fiercely intelligent and wonderfully entertaining account of his journey across Marco Polo's 700-year-old route from Jerusalem to Xanadu, the summer palace of Kubla Khan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the age of twenty-two, Dalrymple left his college in Cambridge to travel to the ruins of Kubla Khan's stately pleasure dome in Xanadu. As he and his companions travel across the width of Asia--crossing through Acre, Aleppo, Tabriz, Tashkurgan, and other mysterious and sometimes hellish places--they encounter dusty, forgotten roads, unexpected hospitality, and difficult challenges. Stylish, witty, and knowledgeable about everything from the dreaded order of Assassins to the hidden origins of the Three Magi, this is travel writing at its best.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Dalrymple is the author of seven acclaimed works of history and travel, including \u003ci\u003eCity of Djinns\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Young British Writer of the Year Prize and the Thomas Cook Travel Book award; the bestselling \u003ci\u003eFrom the Holy Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWhite Mughals\u003c\/i\u003e, which won Britain's most prestigious history prize, the Wolfson; and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Mughal\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Duff Cooper Prize for History and Biography. He divides his time between New Delhi and London, and is a contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books, The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ewww.williamdalrymple.uk.com\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 8 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 18, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762649989408,"sku":"9780307948885","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/29731e2bbe9681ea79d308965df7d164.webp?v=1780222764","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/in-xanadu-a-quest-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}