Colin Thubron
Travel writer an novelist he is the author of several classics of travel literature, such as Among the Russians (1983), describes a journey he made by car through western Russia during the Brezhnev era; Behind the Wall; The Lost Heart of Asia (1994), narrates his travels throug the newly-independent central Asian republics, exploring the effects of the collapse of the Union on the region; and In Siberia, his most recent travel narrative (1999). His narrative work includes A Cruel Madness (1984), Falling (1989) and Distance (1996).
He is a regular contributor and reviewer for magazines and newspapers including The Times, the Times Literary Supplement and The Spectator.