Colin Thubron

Colin Thubron gives the account of a journey to the holiest mountain on earth, the solitary peak of Kailash in Tibet. It’s the mystic heart of the world and an ancient site of pilgrimage for both Buddhists and Hindus. In To a Mountain in Tibet, Thubron writes of his journey, an entry into the culture of today's Tibet, and a pilgrimage in the wake his mother's death and the loss of his family.

Colin Thubron is considered one of the best living travel writers. His latest travel epic is Shadow of the Silk Road, in which he recounts his journey across the ancient network of trade routes that once connected central China with the Mediterranean coast and now passes through several former Soviet ...