Why read The Lost Heart of Asia?

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This describes a tour of the central Asian states of the former Soviet Union.

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1 author picked The Lost Heart of Asia as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

David H. Mould

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I’ve traveled to many of the places that Thubron, the acclaimed travel writer and novelist, visits, but his take on them is much different from mine. He delves deep into the histories of the peoples of the steppes, mountains, and fertile agricultural regions of Central Asia, their art, architecture, belief systems, and cultures. It is a broad historical sweep, from the rise of the Mongol empire to Stalin's deportations to the wrenching economic, social, and political challenges faced by the governments and populations in the post-Soviet era. Thubron’s research is impeccable, his descriptions of places and people engaging and lyrical.

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