The third book from the most gifted young travel writer at work today, author of the best-selling In Xanadu ('one of the best travel books produced in the last twenty years' -- Scotland on Sunday) and City of Djinns ('the best travel book I have ever read' -- George Mackay Brown). In the spring of 587 AD, two monks set off on an extraordinary journey that would take them in an...(展开全部)

The third book from the most gifted young travel writer at work today, author of the best-selling In Xanadu ('one of the best travel books produced in the last twenty years' -- Scotland on Sunday) and City of Djinns ('the best travel book I have ever read' -- George Mackay Brown). In the spring of 587 AD, two monks set off on an extraordinary journey that would take them in an ...(展开全部)

The third book from the most gifted young travel writer at work today, author of the best-selling In Xanadu ('one of the best travel books produced in the last twenty years' -- Scotland on Sunday) and City of Djinns ('the best travel book I have ever read' -- George Mackay Brown). In the spring of 587 AD, two monks set off on an extraordinary journey that would take them in an ...(展开全部)

The third book from the most gifted young travel writer at work today, author of the best-selling In Xanadu ('one of the best travel books produced in the last twenty years' -- Scotland on Sunday) and City of Djinns ('the best travel book I have ever read' -- George Mackay Brown). In the spring of 587 AD, two monks set off on an extraordinary journey that would take them in an...(展开全部)

威廉·达尔林普尔(William Dalrymple)，英国历史学家、作家、播音员、评论员，伦敦皇家学会会员，皇家地理学会会员，皇家天文学会会员，斋浦尔文学节联合创始人。著有《仙那度》《精灵之城》《王的归程》等，曾获托马斯·库克旅游文学奖、《星期日泰晤士报》年度英国青年作家奖、海明威奖、卡普钦斯基文学奖、法国星盘图书奖、沃尔夫森历史奖、苏格兰年度图书奖、达夫·库珀纪念奖、亚洲之家亚洲文学奖等诸多奖项。2012年，达尔林普尔担任普林斯顿大学人文学院惠特尼·J.奥茨客座研究员。他与妻子和三个孩子居住在德里城外的农场。

In the spring of A.D. 587, John Moschos and his pupil Sophronius the Sophist embarked on a remarkable expedition across the entire Byzantine world, traveling from the shores of Bosphorus to the sand dunes of Egypt. Using Moschos’s writings as his guide and inspiration, the acclaimed travel writer William Dalrymple retraces the footsteps of these two monks, providing along the w...(展开全部)

威廉·达尔林普尔(William Dalrymple)，英国历史学家、作家、播音员、评论员，伦敦皇家学会会员，皇家地理学会会员，皇家天文学会会员，斋浦尔文学节联合创始人。著有《仙那度》《精灵之城》《王的归程》等，曾获托马斯·库克旅游文学奖、《星期日泰晤士报》年度英国青年作家奖、海明威奖、卡普钦斯基文学奖、法国星盘图书奖、沃尔夫森历史奖、苏格兰年度图书奖、达夫·库珀纪念奖、亚洲之家亚洲文学奖等诸多奖项。2012年，达尔林普尔担任普林斯顿大学人文学院惠特尼·J.奥茨客座研究员。他与妻子和三个孩子居住在德里城外的农场。

In the spring of A.D. 587, John Moschos and his pupil Sophronius the Sophist embarked on a remarkable expedition across the entire Byzantine world, traveling from the shores of Bosphorus to the sand dunes of Egypt. Using Moschos’s writings as his guide and inspiration, the acclaimed travel writer William Dalrymple retraces the footsteps of these two monks, providing along the w...(展开全部)

A sequel to SHANTARAM but equally a standalone novel, The Mountain Shadow follows Lin on further adventures in shadowy worlds and cultures. It is a novel about seeking identity, love, meaning, purpose, home, even the secret of life...As the story begins, Lin has found happiness and love, but when he gets a call that a friend is in danger, he has no choice but to go to his aid, ...(展开全部)

A sequel to SHANTARAM but equally a standalone novel, The Mountain Shadow follows Lin on further adventures in shadowy worlds and cultures. It is a novel about seeking identity, love, meaning, purpose, home, even the secret of life...As the story begins, Lin has found happiness and love, but when he gets a call that a friend is in danger, he has no choice but to go to his aid, ...(展开全部)