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| The Road to Oxiana (Penguin Classics) | 
 enlarge | Author: Robert Byron
Creator: Colin Thubron
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Category: Book
List Price: £8.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 60264
Media: Paperback
Pages: 368
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 0141442093
EAN: 9780141442099
ASIN: 0141442093
Publication Date: July 5, 2007
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A rakish classic May 31, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Byron set out to investigate and explore Islamic architecture but he found himself doing far more. I don't doubt his interest and knowledge on the initial subject matter, but I feel it was mainly an excuse to express his unique perspective on all manner of things.
The narrative takes in the people and places surrounding his quest from Persia through to the Oxiana river in Turkestan (present day Afganistan I think). There is a vast cast of characters breezing in and out of the pages which gives it a real Jazz-age feel. This style is of its time and takes a while for the modern reader to be aquainted with the fractured descriptions. Once you get past this the book rewards you with intense dry humour and witty asides. Byron is at his best when recounting his rakish behaviour e.g - passing himself off as Muslim to enter a Mosque, he is also a master at recording and mocking numerous eccentric conversations.
This book is not really for a general readership, by this I mean if you enjoy those 'picking-olive-blossoms-in-the-Tuscan-breeze' type books you may not get into this. If you like well written classics from the Imperial past like Evelyn Waugh, Graham Greene etc you will love this book.
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