by Colin Thubron · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140109917
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In 'Behind the Wall: A Journey Through China', Colin Thubron recounts his 10,000-mile journey from Beijing to Tibet. Traveling alone by foot, bicycle, and train, Thubron reveals the diversity of China, a land with resources under strain and a people still affected by the Cultural Revolution. This book offers a deep insight into the life and landscapes of China in the 1980s.
Colin Gerald Dryden Thubron is a British travel writer and novelist. In 2008, The Times ranked him among the 50 greatest postwar British writers. He is a contributor to The New York Review of Books, The Times, The Times Literary Supplement and The New York Times. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages. Thubron was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2007 New Year Honours. He is a Fellow and, between 2009 and 2017, was President of the Royal Society of Literature.
