In Xanadu by William Dalrymple
One of the most successful, influential and acclaimed travel books of recent years from the author of Return of a King, which has been shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson prize.‘Brilliant’
Spectator
‘Glorious’
Patrick Leigh Fermor
‘Dalrymple is probably the best travel writer of his generation’
Daily Mail
‘The future of travel writing lies in the hands of gifted authors like Dalrymple’
Sara Wheeler, Independent
In Xanadu won the Yorkshire Post Best First Work Award and the Scottish Arts Council Spring Book Award, and was shortlisted for the John Llewelyn Rhys Prize. Dalrymple’s second book, City of Djinns, won the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award and the Sunday Times Young British Writer of the Year Award. His third, From the Holy Mountain, was published in April 1997, and won the Scottish Arts Council Autumn Book Award and was shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Award and the Thomas Cook Award. His latest book, The Age of Kali, was published in 1998.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780006544159 |
| ISBN 10 | 0006544150 |
| Title | In Xanadu |
| Author | William Dalrymple |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 1990-09-27 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Prizes | Winner of Yorkshire Post Literary Award Best First Work Category 1989 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |