William Dalrymple

In Xanadu

A Quest

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Produktbeschreibung

One of the most successful, influential and acclaimed travel books of recent years from the author of â Return of a Kingâ , which has been shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson prize.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Flamingo / HarperCollins UK
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 011132
• 1990.
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. September 1990
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 129mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 250g
• ISBN-13: 9780006544159
• ISBN-10: 0006544150
• Artikelnr.: 22055851

Autorenporträt

William Dalrymple is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and of the Royal Asiatic Society, and in 2002 was awarded the Mungo Park Medal by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society for his 'outstanding contribution to travel literature'. He wrote and presented the TV series 'Stones of the Raj' and 'Indian Journeys', which won BAFTA's 2002 Grierson Award for Best Documentary Series. He and his wife, artist Olivia Fraser, have three children, and divide their time between London and Delhi.

Rezensionen

'Brilliant'
Spectator

'Glorious'
Patrick Leigh Fermor

'Dalrymple is probably the best travel writer of his generation'
Daily Mail

'The future of travel writing lies in the hands of gifted authors like Dalrymple'
Sara Wheeler, Independent