In Xanadu (Vintage) - William Dalrymple - Books - Vintage - 9780307948885 - September 18, 2012
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William Dalrymple

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In Xanadu (Vintage) Reprint edition

William 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. 
 
At 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.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released September 18, 2012
ISBN13 9780307948885
Publishers Vintage
Pages 352
Dimensions 133 × 203 × 17 mm   ·   335 g
Language English  

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