The author, Colin Thubron, is the greatest living British travel writer. At the age of 80 he took what turned out to be a perilous journey along the full length of the Amur River. One thing the book describes is the increasing resentment on the Russian side of the river of the economic dominance and even imperialism of their Chinese neighbors.
The book is at the top of the list of books I read in 2022 (it was published in 2021). A book review from the New York Times can be found here,
By the way, the Times Book Review is ridiculous. The criticisms the reviewer makes are risible. I just linked to it because it provides a bit of biographical information on Thubron. Many of his books are about Asia, a part of the world where Vivek lives and that you are both interested in.
When you're done with it, maybe you can send it to me? It does look interesting. (It might be more costly for you to mail it than it would be for me to buy a copy of my own, actually. Tell me how much it would cost and we'll see.)
“China is making fresh investments in roads and bridges along and over the Amur River, which borders Russia’s Far East and China.” (Vivek Kelkar)
For a fascinating description of the economic and cultural realities of this part of the world see,
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08THNXPKZ/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&qid=&sr=
The author, Colin Thubron, is the greatest living British travel writer. At the age of 80 he took what turned out to be a perilous journey along the full length of the Amur River. One thing the book describes is the increasing resentment on the Russian side of the river of the economic dominance and even imperialism of their Chinese neighbors.
The book is at the top of the list of books I read in 2022 (it was published in 2021). A book review from the New York Times can be found here,
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/24/books/review/the-amur-river-colin-thubron.html
The NY Times review is paywalled unfortunately
I'll send it to you ...
By the way, the Times Book Review is ridiculous. The criticisms the reviewer makes are risible. I just linked to it because it provides a bit of biographical information on Thubron. Many of his books are about Asia, a part of the world where Vivek lives and that you are both interested in.
I hope you enjoy the book as much as I did.
Thank you WigWag. Just ordered my copy. :)
When you're done with it, maybe you can send it to me? It does look interesting. (It might be more costly for you to mail it than it would be for me to buy a copy of my own, actually. Tell me how much it would cost and we'll see.)
Claire, Please check your inbox...
It is a Kindle copy, unfortunately. Is there a way to lend it to you? The Kindle copy was just a few dollars?
I've acquired a copy thanks to a generous reader!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08THNXPKZ/ref=redir_mobile_desktop/142-9670726-0404208?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&ref_=tmm_kin_swatch_0&sr=