内容简介
AmongtheRussiansisamarvellousaccountofasolitaryjourneybycarfromSt.PetersburgandtheBalticStatessouthtoGeorgiaandArmenia.Agiftedwriterandintrepidtraveller,ThubrongrappleswiththecomplexitiesofRussianidentityandrelayshisextraordinaryjourneyincharacteristicallylyricalstyle.ThisisanenthrallingandrevealingaccountofthehabitsandidiosyncrasiesofafascinatingnationalongwithasharpandinsightfulsocialcommentaryofRussianlife.
作者简介
ColinThubronwasborninLondonin1939.HisearliesttravelbookswereabouttheMiddleEastandincludeMirrortoDamascusandJerusalem.InthelastoftheBrezhnevyearsheexploredWesternRussiabycarandwroteAmongtheRussians.Later,agruellingjourneytookhimtosomeoftheremotestregionsofChinaforhisBehindtheWall,whichwontheHawthorndenPrizeandtheThomasCookTravelAward.EightyearslaterThubronwroteTheLostHeartofAsia,whichdescribeshistravelsthroughCentralAsia.InSiberiachronicleshisextensivejourneythroughtheregionmostlybyboatandbus.Thubronhasalsobeennumberedamong'thecurrentmastersoftheshortnovel'(TLS),andcalled'oneofourmostcompellingcontemporarynovelists'(Independent).HisfictionincludesFalling,Emperor,ACruelMadness,TurningBacktheSunandDistance.HismostrecenttravelbookinVintageisTotheLastCity.(20030609)
