The Dream of Lhasa - The Life of Nikolay Przhevalsky (1839-1888), Explorer of Central Asia

Informationen zum Autor Donald Rayfield is Emeritus Professor of Russian and Georgian at the University of London. In addition to his definitive biography of Chekhov (reissued in Faber Finds), his books include The Dream of Lhasa: The Life of Nikolay Przhevalsky (1839-88), Explorer of Central Asia and Stalin and His Hangmen . His 'superb new translation' (William Boyd - Guardian ) of Gogol's Dead Souls was published in 2008. Klappentext The great Russian explorer Nikolay Przhevalsky (1839-1888) made an indelible contribution to the world's atlases! and its store of zoological and botanical knowledge! as a consequence of his four arduous and dangerous expeditions through the Central Asia of Western Mongolia! Eastern Turkestan and Northern Tibet. This book tells his story. Zusammenfassung The great Russian explorer Nikolay Przhevalsky (1839-1888) made an indelible contribution to the world's atlases, and its store of zoological and botanical knowledge, as a consequence of his four arduous and dangerous expeditions through the Central Asia of Western Mongolia, Eastern Turkestan and Northern Tibet.

Product details

• Authors: Donald Rayfield, Rayfield Donald
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.02.2013
• EAN: 9780571278077
• ISBN: 978-0-571-27807-7
• No. of pages: 242
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 216 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Main work before 1945; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Biography: historical, political & military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, Central Asia, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Geographical discovery & exploration, Geographical discovery and exploration, Biography: adventurers and explorers