The Road to Oxiana Audiobook (Free)

In 1933, Robert Byron set off from Venice with his friend Christopher Sykes to explore the architecture of the center East. Their lengthy and arduous trip got them from Cyprus and Jerusalem to Syria, Iraq, Persia and Afghanistan, and lastly Oxiana, a little country throughout the River Oxus, the Greek name for the river Amu Darya, which snakes down from Russia into Afghanistan. They travel by any means necessary (pickup truck, camel, horses and foot), and encounter many setbacks, but their risks are rewarded as they encounter a number of the biggest types of Eastern artwork and architecture, many of which have today vanished forever. Funny and erudite, THE STREET to Oxiana’s combination of beautiful lyricism, details and humour gave birth to a new sort of travel literature, serving as motivation for later writers such as for example Bruce Chatwin, Peter Matthiesson and Jan Morris.

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