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Colin Thubron

Colin Gerald Dryden Thubron (born 14 June 1939) 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.

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President of the Royal Society of Literature

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1939-06-14

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Lost Heart of Asia

by Colin Thubron
First published in 1994
19 editions, 3 ebooks

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Mirror to Damascus

by Colin Thubron
First published in 1967
14 editions, 3 ebooks
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Behind the wall: a journey through China

by Colin Thubron
First published in 1987
12 editions, 2 ebooks
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Where nights are longest: travels by car through western Russia

by Colin Thubron
First published in 1983
11 editions, 2 ebooks
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Shadow of the Silk Road

by Colin Thubron
First published in 2006
10 editions, 2 ebooks

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Falling

by Colin Thubron First published in 1989
8 editions, 1 ebook
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Amur River: Between Russia and China

by Colin Thubron First published in 2021
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The hills of Adonis: a journey in Lebanon

by Colin Thubron
First published in 1968
7 editions, 2 ebooks
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In Siberia.

by Colin Thubron
First published in 1999
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Turning back the sun

by Colin Thubron First published in 1991
6 editions, 1 ebook

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Distance

by Colin Thubron
First published in 1996
6 editions, 3 ebooks
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Journey into Cyprus

by Colin Thubron
First published in 1975
5 editions, 3 ebooks
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In Siberia

by Colin Thubron First published in 2000
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Jerusalem

by Colin Thubron
First published in 1969
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Istanbul

by Colin Thubron First published in 1978
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Sheep Stell: Memoirs of a Shepherd

by Janet White and Colin Thubron First published in 2018
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Shadow of the Silk Road

by Colin Thubron First published in 2007
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To a Mountain in Tibet

by Colin Thubron
First published in 2011
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Emperor: a novel

by Colin Thubron
First published in 1978
4 editions, 2 ebooks
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A cruel madness

by Colin Thubron First published in 1984
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President of the Royal Society of Literature

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1939-06-14

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ID Numbers

OLID: OL433450A
ISNI: 0000000109351796
Integrated Authority File (GND): 118194283
Library of Congress Names: n80005684
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV114996
VIAF: 110937002
Wikidata: Q1108739
Inventaire.io: wd:Q1108739

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Colin Gerald Dryden Thubron

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