Thirty-four years after the publication of her dystopian classic, The Handmaid's Tale, Atwood returns to continue the story of Offred. His observations are keen and his writing witty - I even laughed out loud twice. The things we are forced to do for book club. And Byron writes grippingly about a part of the world that still isn't that easy to explore. Throughout, he kept a thoroughly captivating record of his encounters, discoveries, and frequent misadventures. Byron's knowledge of Islamic architecture is astounding. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 30, 2015. This book is quite special to me. Probably the most seductive opening paragraphs i've ever read. But every part the world he captures seems ancient history. Writer on the Side: How to Write Your Book Around Your 9 to 5 Job. He is witty and likable, also random, pompous and casually racist in that impossibly pre-WWII way. Business can't. Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! (Prices may vary for AK and HI.). Byron set out to investigate and explore Islamic architecture but he found himself doing far more. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. : An Aggr... Half Dome: The History of Yosemite's Iconic Mountain. No_Favorite. Robert Byron writes with great sensitivity about art and architecture in places that sadly are almost impossible to visit now. It heads a list of works about Russia's designs on India and all the lands in between. The Road to Oxiana is a travelogue by Robert Byron, first published in 1937. I don't understand what another reviewer complains about. The greatest travel book ever written, following the journey of Robert Byron across the Middle East as he tries to reach the river Oxus, the old Greek name for the Amu Darya, on the northern border of Afghanistan. The buildings no longer stand, the countries are disappeared, the cities and ethnicities changed names. Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2017. I had never heard of Robert Byron (distantly related to Lord Byron, but that's by-the-by), nor am I a natural fan of 'travel' writing, preferring my reading matter to be fictional. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. ISBN-10. Fascinating and entertaining account of Afghanistan and Iran before WW2. I'm always on the lookout for a good travel book and this is supposed to be a travel classic written in the 1930s. . Don't buy this edition. Another way to walk in the footsteps of Alexander the Great, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 2, 2013. This travelogue is considered by many modern travel writers to be the first example of great travel writing. After marking at least two dozen paragraphs to quote from, I gave up. In 1933 the delightfully eccentric Robert Byron set out on a journey through the Middle East via Beirut, Jerusalem, Baghdad and Teheran to Oxiana -the country of the Oxus, the ancient name for the river Amu Darya which forms part of the border between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union. Product Details. In the early 1930s, Robert Byron traveled throughout Persia and Afghanistan, with any eye toward seeing spectacular examples of Muslim architecture with his own eyes. He starts out from Jerusalem and there are some pages on Palestine under British rule where he has some really deadly things to say about the idiocy of British burocracy at the time. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. This classic travel memoir is the diary-style memoir of an Englishman crossing Persia and Afghanistan in 1933. Byron's main interest was architecture, and if that does not interest you, then this is not a book you would enjoy. Please try again. Very enjoyable book. The Road to Oxiana offers not only a wonderful record of his adventures, but also a rare account of the architectural treasures of a region now inaccessible to most Western travelers. The Road to Oxiana is an account of Robert Byron’s ten-month journey to Iran and Afghanistan in 1933–34 in the company of Christopher Sykes. Exasperating. Much of the book is a kind of pre-quel to "Eastern Approaches" and "The Great Game". The book deals with the challenges of travel, Islamic architecture and observations of contemporary Afghanistan and Persia. Recipes for a Sacred Life: True Stories and a Few Miracles. For a long time Robert Byron was a distant shadowy figure in many biographies. The book is an illustrated account of Robert Byron's ten-month journey to the Middle East in 1933–34. . His best passages are … On the dusty road to Teheran in the 1930's: "At Hamadan we visited the Gumdad-i-Alavijan, a Seljuk mausoleum of the XII century, whose uncoloured stucco panels, stuff. This classic travel memoir is the diary-style memoir of an Englishman crossing Persia and Afghanistan in 1933. Exasperating. Most of the book reads as a diary meant for himself - casual half-references to characters with no explanation whatsoever. When Paul Fussell published his own book, The Way of the World (New York Review Books Classics), The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia, Words of Mercury: Tales from a Lifetime of Travel. Good travelogue, good political history, excellent architectural tour, dry British humour. In 1933 Robert Byron made the trek into Central Asia by way of the Middle East; specifically, the Soviet Union by way of Afghanistan. Robert Byron (1905-41) was born in 1905, and educated at Eton and Merton College, Oxford. wish it were possible to travel in those areas today but it is not. (It is an area around the River Oxus, the ancient name for the river Amu Darya, which snakes down from southern Russia into northern eastern Afghanistan). In 1933, Robert Byron set off from Venice with his friend Christopher Sykes to explore the architecture of the Middle East. The maps are very clear. The Penguin 1992 edition has four easy to read maps which make it possible to see where the places are that he describes. But every part the world he captures seems ancient history. It only took me a few days to read this book about Robert Byron's 1934 journey through Persia and Afghanistan, but those few days were spread across six years. His unique education coupled with his extraordinary capability as an observer has provided for a remarkable view of the Near East in a manner literally unequaled by the majority of Western scholars over the past almost one hundred years. His observations are keen and his writing witty - I even laughed out loud twice. Robert Byron's The Road to Oxiana (yes, a descendent of Lord Byron) recounts his journey with Christopher Sykes ( the son of Sir Mark Sykes, famously (or infamously) the British diplomat who in 1916 made a secret agreement with the French to divide up the former Ottoman Empire between their two countries) to Persia and Afghanistan in the early 1930's. There was a problem loading your book clubs. The Magic of Short Books: Discover a Unique & Different Kind of Book to Attract You... Are You Actually Going To Improve As A Writer Or Just Fade Into Obscurity? "A brilliantly-wrought expression of a thoroughly modern sensibility, a portrait of an accidental man adrift between frontiers" New York Review of Books "The Road to Oxiana is part travelogue, part aesthetic manifesto and part social observation; it remains the most thoroughly readable of all books. The amount of detail about the towns (living and dead) and buildings and monuments he visits is overwhelming when you're reading it with your feet up at home, but it would very likely be amazing if you were standing in front of what's he's describing: "At Hamadan we eschewed the tombs of Esther and Avicennna, but visited the Gumbad-i-Alaviyan, a Seljuk mausoleum of the twelfth century, whose uncoloured stucco panels, puffed and punc, I think this book would be better read on the ground he covers. Long before people like Paul Theroux and Bruce Chatwin made their names on travel writi. His statements revived the public's interest in the book, … I am recommending this to everyone I can pin down. . It has to be people like us.”, “The murderers are supposed to have been Jewish revisionists, an extreme party that want to be rid of the English and set up a Jewish state. Something we hope you'll especially enjoy: FBA items qualify for FREE Shipping and Amazon Prime. When Paul Fussell published his own book Abroad, in 1982, he wrote that The Road to Oxiana is to the travel book what "Ulysses is to the novel between the wars, and what The Waste Land is to poetry." Nothing could be further from the truth, he hated that "sentimental romanticism" as he emphatically says even while being a somewhat pugilistic 'Orientalist' to the core. 0195325605. The Road to Oxiana, Robert Byron's account of his journey to Persia and Afghanistan in 1933-34, is widely recognised as the greatest of all pre-war travel books. Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! 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. .but they were often spies." 170+ tips checklist. Previous page of related Sponsored Products, Oxford University Press; Reissue edition (May 18, 2007). An exciting read on places of historic and architectural interest and of relevance to an understanding of the world today. His arrival at his destination, the legendary tower of Qabus, although a wonder in itself, it not nearly so amazing as the thoroughly captivating, at times zany, record of his adventures. Nor had I a clue where or what Oxiana is. Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. An original style with much to be admired in that it complements the subject it deals with. I came across it many years ago while reading Christian Kracht's 1979 and after learning that Kracht kept a copy of this book on his bedside table...(re: stalking your hero's heroes). Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2018. Byron is British, and though his family lost their money, he was educated 'right.' Robert Byron is a writer who has at least one extremely funny wisecrack per page except when he is describing yet another dome, minaret or entrance gate with such intensity and long breath that you get bored after the description of the fiftieth monument. The Road to Oxiana was popular when it was first issued, but gradually dropped out of sight, only to be revived when Bruce Chatwin and others rediscovered it. Refresh and try again. The Road to Oxiana Read by Barnaby Edwards unabridged. Unable to add item to List. This book moved from brilliant, to imperial, to frustrating, to compassionate and back. The Road to Oxiana offers not only a wonderful record of his adventures, but also a rare account of the architectural treasures of a region now inaccessible to most Western travelers. Margaret Atwood’s Big Sequel Answers Readers’ Questions. He couples dry, merciless wit with a knowledge and curiosity of the places, people and plants he encounters on his travels, but best of all he brings a sense of wonder, a knack for descri. Obnoxious Brits and Yanks abroad, bad meals, rough roads, pompous local potentates, and shitty parties with legations of various European nations fill the book. This is a wonderful work, well worthy of the full five stars. The word "Oxiana" in the title refers to the region along Afghanistan's northern border. I found them easy to read and follow on them the author's journey. This is so readable it puts modern travelogues to shame. A combination of the lyric, the dissertation and the comic, this is one of the most beautiful books every written. The writing is wonderfully descriptive, yet I never had the slightest idea what he was on about. Byron is British, and though his family lost their money, he was educated 'right.' Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. .Their purpose seemed professional or spiritual. Robert Byron (1905 - 24 February 1941) was a British travel writer, best known for his travelogue, “Somebody must trespass on the taboos of modern nationalism, in the interests of human reason. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Oxford University Press. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. This edition has many maps, but they are impossible to read, even with a magnifying glass. ©1937 Robert Byron (P)2019 Naxos AudioBooks What makes this travelodge from 1933 so exceptional is that he travels through Iraq, Persia and Afghanistan, thus regions which are now quite impossible to travel through and. The Road to Oxiana tells of a journey Byron made with Christopher Sykes to explore the architecture of what is now Iran and Afghanistan. In 1933 and 1934 Robert Byron spent ten months travelling around Persia and Afghanistan; The Road to Oxiana is his account of that trip. Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2013. But so do stunning mountain scenes, architectural and archaeological wonders, and random kindnesses. If a gnat flits past this guy's eyebrow, he will mention it. like this one of the Sheikh Lotf-Allah Mosque's interior. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. He does not mind to sleep in sheds next to a pile of camel dung, but he takes it also for granted to be celebrated by the local lords or British consuls with lots of exquisite food and wine. The cover of the Penguin 1992 edition has a drawing of a Persian mosque done in turquoise and gray, and at the bottom of the cover is an orange bar that says "Penguin Travel Library". Rory Steward, who writes the introduction for this, says that before Byron, British travelers were 'heroes. The Road to Oxiana Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout. “The Road to Oxiana is part travelogue, part aesthetic manifesto, and part social observation; it remains the most thoroughly readable of all books. Nor had I a clue where or what Oxiana is. His story would become a best-selling travel book throughout the English-speaking world, until the acclaim died down and it was gradually forgotten. It is in the form of a diary with the first entry "Venice, 20 August 1933" after which Byron travelled by ship to the island of Cyprus and then on to the then countries of Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Persia and Afghanistan. It is considered by many modern travel writers to be the first example of great travel writing. The Road to Oxiana is an account of Robert Byron’s ten-month journey to Iran and Afghanistan in 1933–34 in the company of Christopher Sykes. Chatwin called it “beyond criticism”. Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2019. It was published in 1937. The Road to Oxiana. Mark Twain is all the classic I could ever want. The only thing one can see on these maps is the line that tracks where he went; the names of all the places along the line are illegible. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. . Bored, anxious and with that bratty feeling that this had better be over soon, I would not recommend this book. The Road to Oxiana is an account of Robert Byron’s ten-month journey to Iran and Afghanistan in 1933–34 in the company of Christopher Sykes. Product Identifiers. I had never heard of Robert Byron (distantly related to Lord Byron, but that's by-the-by), nor am I a natural fan of 'travel' writing, preferring my reading matter to be fictional. Something went wrong. This book is of its time and sits at times uncomfortably with modern sensibilities, but is not to be dismissed. In 1933 the delightfully eccentric Robert Byron set out on a journey through the Middle East via Beirut and Jerusalem. Byron's artfully artless "entries" ramble from exquisite lyricism to passages of undiluted boredom – although now, at the end, I've succumbed to its enchantment. I don't know how long they think the Arabs would suffer a single Jew to exist once the English went.". The 1930s, from this distance at least, feels like the last time you could go somewhere in the world and it would be really different, plus there was still an aristocratic class with the money and free time to meander around the world with all the positive and negative results of amateur exploration. Please try again. 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. You can return the item for any reason in new and unused condition: no shipping charges, Or get 4-5 business-day shipping on this item for $5.99 This 1937 novel is revolutionary. Traveling and spying was a time-honored tradition in Britain, but Byron was the separation point. Often hard to get a sense of where he actually is. Here as a joy-hog: a pleasant change after that pension on the Giudecca two years ago. There are many engaging European travel narratives of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but this is one of the very best--better than Lawrence or Thesiger; possibly one of the greatest ever. The Road To Oxiana Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. I admired the form and style of this book maybe more than the content. The amount of detail about the towns (living and dead) and buildings and monuments he visits is overwhelming when you're reading it with your feet up at home, but it would very likely be amazing if you were standing in front of what's he's describing: "At Hamadan we eschewed the tombs of Esther and Avicennna, but visited the Gumbad-i-Alaviyan, a Seljuk mausoleum of the twelfth century, whose uncoloured stucco panels, puffed and punctured into a riot of vegetable exuberance, are yet as formal and rich as Versailles--perhaps richer considering their economy of means; for when splendour is got by a chisel and a lump of plaster instead of the wealth of the world, it is splendour of design alone." No dust jacket, Folio edition with slipcase. Typical of Byron, he be. Throughout, he kept a thoroughly captivating record of his encounters, discoveries, and frequent misadventures. . Just short of a century old, and written by an English academic in the days of colonialism and a rise in 'westernization', The Road to Oxiana nevertheless gives a seemingly timeless account of the land, the people, and most of all the architecture Byron encountered in his travels through Persia and Afghanistan. EMBED (for wordpress.com hosted blogs and archive.org item tags) Want more? by Oxford University Press, USA. Today, widely considered to be Byron’s masterpiece, The Road to Oxiana stands as perhaps the greatest travel book of the 20th century. In the lead-up to World War II, a cynical Oxford hedonist departed for points east to write one of the 20th Century's greatest jaded-fuck travelogues. In fact, this was such a fresh conception of the travel-amid-ruins-cum-history-cum-memoir that it has served as a model for, After marking at least two dozen paragraphs to quote from, I gave up. has been added to your Cart. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Be the first to ask a question about The Road to Oxiana. This is a book that allows you to taste the tea, smell the leaves and the dust and feel the cool air of the oasis… AND to experience a by-gone world lost in the wars of the past thirty years. On the dusty road to Teheran in the 1930's: "At Hamadan we visited the Gumdad-i-Alavijan, a Seljuk mausoleum of the XII century, whose uncoloured stucco panels, stuffed and punctured into a riot of vegetable exuberance, are yet as formal and rich as Versailles - perhaps richer, considering their economy of means; for when splendour is got by a chisel and a lump of plaster instead of the wealth of the world, it is splendour of design alone. Editing Fiction: How to write a book then pull it apart. In 1933 the delightfully eccentric Robert Byron set out on a journey through the Middle East via Beirut, Jerusalem, Baghdad and Teheran to Oxiana -the country of the Oxus, the ancient name for the river Amu Darya which forms part of the border between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union. . There is humour and honesty in his writing which I could appreciate. Buy The Road To Oxiana New Ed by Byron, Robert (ISBN: 9781844134229) from Amazon's Book Store. Today, in addition to its entertainment value, The Road to Oxiana 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. Please try again. To see what your friends thought of this book, Essential reading. I imagined him as a rather precious aesthetic dilettante left over from about 1780. He is witty and likable, also random, pompous and casually racist in that impossibly pre-WWII way. (It is an area around the River Oxus, the ancient name for the river Amu Darya, which snakes down from southern Russia into northern eastern Afghanistan). Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published EMBED (for wordpress.com hosted blogs and archive.org item tags) Want more? Rory Stewart, in his Preface (which like all prefaces and introductions is best enjoyed. It does not matter which book I pick for reading, Alexander is always in the back of my mind. A real-life adventure that inspired countless travellers in fact and fiction, the Penguin Classics edition of Robert Byron's The Road to Oxiana includes an introduction by Colin Thubron. I love to be able to see on a map where the places are that an author is talking about, so this edition is a huge disappointment. Description . Byron writes in short paragraph form with sarcasm, and an often merciful travel eye. His arrival at his destination, the legendary tower of Qabus, although a wonder in itself. This is Central Asia with a vengeance. This is not the only book to read about Central Asia but it is part of a library for those interested in the region and its history. Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2021. (p.51). I imagine when Chatwin needed his spirit lifted, he could just read a few pages and his mood would improve instantly! There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. It is the story of Robert Byron's efforts to … There are no discussion topics on this book yet. This is also the case when I hold The Road to Oxiana by Robert Byron were it only because Alexander the Great spent nearly three years of his short life in Oxiana, corresponding more or less to today's Afghanistan. Cold War Navy SEAL: My Story of Che Guevara, War in the Congo, and the Communist Th... U.S. Taxes For Worldly Americans: The Traveling Expat's Guide to Living, Working, a... Are You Actually Going To Write A Book Or Just Talk About It? 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