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Ladataan... Walking to Samarkand: The Great Silk Road from Persia to Central Asia (vuoden 2020 painos)Tekijä: Bernard Ollivier (Tekijä), Dan Golembeski (Kääntäjä)
TeostiedotWalking to Samarkand: The Great Silk Road from Persia to Central Asia (tekijä: Bernard Ollivier)
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. This would be a 5-star book if I didn’t find it so depressing; it left me in a slump for months. So it gets 4-stars. I love this trilogy (this is book 2) about the author’s walking the Silk Road. I feel like I’ve learned so much about each country thanks to the people he meets and the sights he sees, and the gosh awful way he’s treated by corrupt police or religious radicals—at 1 point I just couldn’t take it anymore—I had to tell myself, “He survived to write the trilogy!” I look forward to reading the last book, hopeful that he’s treated far better than in the first two legs of his journey. ( ) I really enjoyed this travelogue/memoir of Ollivier’s journey from the eastern border of Turkey through Iran and Turkmenistan, into Uzbekistan. I love this region of the world so was enthralled with his descriptions of the scenery. But my favorite portions of the book were his interactions with the people. Ollivier was adamant that he travel the Great Silk Road on foot. I think there were large portions of the route that I would have given in and accepted a ride. But not Ollivier! I was astonished by the distance he traveled each day on foot. Most of the people he encountered along the way were very friendly, kind and hospitable, often inviting him to stay at their homes and providing him free meals. inviting, some not so much. Of course, there were the few who attempted to assert their control over him. I loved the times he pushed back. He also reports numerous instances of local people talking about the need for separation of church and state and the disdain for the mullahs. The heat was relentless, and oftentimes the places to eat and sleep marked on his maps were inaccurate, resulting in a longer journey on those days. Ollivier provides the reader a good historical narrative of the sites he visits along the way. He also shares some stories about the cultures of the people, describes the wonderful food he partook of, and recounted the day to day life of the people. He also wrote of his frustrations along the way – the loss of his camera, the senseless passport checks (often two or more times at the same location). There were times he really wanted to just give up but somehow he was able to regroup and continue on. I now need to read OUT OF ISTANBUL which describes his journey through Turkey (one of my favorite places to visit) and am eager for the release of the third book which will take him to Xian, China. Thank you to NetGalley and Forge Books for the advance copy to read and review. The opinions expressed here are my own. näyttää 2/2 ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
Acclaimed journalist Bernard Ollivier continues his epic journey across Persia and Central Asia as he walks the length of the Great Silk Road. Walking to Samarkand is journalist Bernard Ollivier's stunning account of the second leg of his 7,200-mile walk from Istanbul, Turkey, to Xi'an, China, along the Silk Road--the longest and perhaps most mythical trade route of all time. Picking up where Out of Istanbul left off, Ollivier heads out of the Middle East and into Central Asia, grappling not only with his own will to continue but with new, unforeseen dangers. After crossing the final mountain passes of Turkish Kurdistan, Ollivier sets foot in Iran, keen on locating vestiges of the silk trade as he passes through Persia's modern cities and traditional villages, including Tabriz, Tehran, Nishapur, and the holy city of Mashhad. Beyond urban areas lie deserts: first Iran's Great Salt Desert, then Turkmenistan's forbidding Karakum, whose relentless sun, snakes, and scorpions pose continuous challenges to Ollivier's goal of reaching Uzbekistan. Setting his own fears aside, he travels on, wonderstruck at every turn, borne by a childhood dream: to see for himself the golden domes and turquoise skies of Samarkand, one of Central Asia's most ancient cities. But what Ollivier enjoys most are the people along the way: Askar, the hospitable gardener; the pilgrims of Mashhad; and his knights in shining armor, Mehdi and Monir. For, despite setting out alone, he comes to find that walking itself--through a kind of alchemy--surrounds him with friends and fosters fellowship. From the authoritarian mullahs of revolutionary Iran to the warm welcome of everyday Iranians--custodians of age-old, cordial Persian culture; from the stark realities of former Soviet republics to the region's legendary bazaars--veritable feasts for the senses--readers discover, through the eyes of a veteran journalist, the rich history and contemporary culture of these amazing lands. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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