Journey Into Cyprus Av Colin Thubron

<p><b>Cyprus, spring 1972. Tensions are rising between the Greek South and the Turkish North. Within two years, the country will become divided.</b><br><br>It is at this distinctive time in history British travel writer Colin Thubron embarks on a 600 mile trek across the country. Moving from Greek villages to Turkish towns, the author of Shadow of the Silk Road and Night of Fire provides a profound look into the people of Cyprus ¿ from Orthodox monks to wedding parties to peasant families ¿ against the landscape of a beautiful Mediterranean island on the eve of chaos and tragedy. A remarkable quest rich in literature, classics and architecture, Journey Into Cyprus ingeniously intertwines the history and politics of Cyprus and its mythical past with the tumultuous present ¿ from the master of travel books and writing, Colin Thubron. <br><br><b>¿An accomplished linguist and historian, his passionate concern for antiquity in all its aspects - mythological, architectural, conceptual - lend