2006-2007 Travel
Colin Thubron / "Shadow of the Silk Road" (October 4, 2006)
 
 




 

 

 

Colin Thubron
Shadow of the Silk Road

Penn Humanities Forum on Travel
Cosponsored by the Penn Museum

University of Pennsylvania
October 4, 2006
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“My travel books spring from curiosity about worlds my generation has found threatening: China, Russia, Islam (and perhaps from a desire to humanize and understand them).” Mr. Thubron describes the journey he took along the ancient trade route from China through Central Asia, Afghanistan, and Iran to the Mediterranean, which led to his book, Shadow of the Silk Road.