The Crossing Place by Philip Marsden

The Crossing Place by Philip Marsden

A revised and updated edition of Philip Marsdens classic travel book, published to coincide with the centenary of the Armenian massacres.

‘A stylish and beautifully written elegy to a lost civilisation…The Crossing Place is about loss and exile, and its pages are full of displaced communities and tenaciously maintained traditions, strange discoveries and odd conversations, all illuminated with brilliant flashes of esoteric learning’ William Dalrymple, Spectator

‘Marsden's fine and unostentatious travel writing is criss-crossed with traces of politics and cultural history… This is a beautifully written book, with enough incident and observation to convey the unpredictabilities of real travel’ Noel Malcolm, Sunday Telegraph

‘A terrific travel book’ Nicholas Lezard, Guardian

‘A wonderful journey recounted with knowledge, humour and a beautiful, elegiac sadness’ Observer

‘An extraordinary travel narrative … As a history of the Armenian spirit in the twentieth century, this is possibly the most important book in decades’ TLS

‘He has gone into a world that remains closed to most outsiders and brought back wonderful pictures’ Independent

‘The way Marsden uncovers the traditions and secrets of these people from right under Europe’s nose is enthralling’ Sunday Times

Philip Marsden is the author of The Bronski House, The Spirit-Wrestlers (winner of the Thomas Cook Travel Book of the Year Award), The Chains of Heaven, The Barefoot Emperor, The Levelling Sea and Rising Ground. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and his work has been translated into more than a dozen languages. He lives in Cornwall.

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ISBN 13	9780008127435
ISBN 10	0008127433
Title	The Crossing Place
Author	Philip Marsden
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2015-04-09
Number of pages	272
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.