{"product_id":"the-road-to-oxiana-robert-byron-9780195325607","title":"The Road to Oxiana","description":"In 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, discoveries, 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 book 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 readers. 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Byron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195325605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195325607\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/18\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.55h x 5.52w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/09\/2010 pg. 55","brand":"Robert Byron","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043782553855,"sku":"9780195325607","price":17.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_23027a77-09e3-4b70-81ba-722f5d290d97.jpg?v=1684969106","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-road-to-oxiana-robert-byron-9780195325607","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}