Where nights are longest: Travels by car through western Russia [Hardcover]

Colin Thubron (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1984

Where Nights Are Longest is Thubron's account of his 10-thousand-mile journey through the western half of Russia, its cities and its countryside. "A magnificent achievement."--Nikolai Tolstoy.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 211 pages
• Publisher: Random House; 1st, First American Edition edition (1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0394536916
• ISBN-13: 978-0394536910
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,555,331 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a captivating description of one man's travels!, April 9, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Where Nights Are Longest: Travels by Car Through Western Russia (Paperback)

This was one of the most captivating descriptions of an adventure I have ever read. Thubron has a most lyrical and classical narrative style and he depicts the Soviets with both cold objectivity and warm humanity. This has made me want to travel to Russia to see it all myself.

1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Too much art class but a good read, April 13, 2004

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This review is from: Where nights are longest: Travels by car through western Russia (Hardcover)

Colin Thubron's travels in Russia seem like one hallucinogenic experience after another and you cannot help but wonder if he is at least fudging with the truth a little bit. His writing is often quite dark and sinister, but I suppose it's because *he's travelling in Soviet Russia*. Also he tends to go on an on in eyelid-heavying excruciating detail about anything related to art: paintings, sculpture, music, literature, you name it. On the other hand, the book is informative (though not comprehensive), and it is in general a very good read. The experiences, true or not, are remarkable. Thubron's writing and language are also very good... I suspect he'd make a very good fiction writer (no sarcasm intended).