{"product_id":"the-road-to-oxiana-paperback","title":"The Road to Oxiana - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Byron\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaul Fussell\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eRory Stewart\u003c\/b\u003e (Preface by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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, \u003cbr\u003ediscoveries, 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 \u003cem\u003eAbroad\u003c\/em\u003e, in 1982, he wrote that \u003cem\u003eThe Road to Oxiana\u003c\/em\u003e is to the travel\u003cbr\u003ebook what \"\u003cem\u003eUlysses\u003c\/em\u003e is to the novel between the wars, and what \u003cem\u003eThe Waste Land\u003c\/em\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003ereaders. This edition features a new introduction by Rory Stewart, best known for his book \u003cem\u003eThe Places In Between\u003c\/em\u003e, about his extensive travels in Afghanistan.\u003cbr\u003e Today, in addition to its entertainment value, \u003cem\u003eThe Road to Oxiana\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1933 the delightfully eccentric Robert Byron set out on a journey through the Middle East via Beirut and Jerusalem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Byron\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in England in 1905 into a family distantly related to Lord Byron. He attended Eton and Merton College, Oxford, and wrote several travel books before his untimely death in 1941, while serving as a correspondent for a London newspaper during World War II.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 8.55 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 18, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753932554528,"sku":"9780195325607","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/00465355332453c49dd5adc1b7706f89.webp?v=1780029824","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-road-to-oxiana-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}