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Another Hopkirk Gem
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| I have a weakness for Peter Hopkirk. He could write about dishwater and I would be enthralled. This outstanding writer serves up another tour de force about historic goings-on in the ruins of oases along the old Silk Road in western China. While Hopkirk pulls no punches in labeling as thievery the deeds of some of the explorers who ventured there, nor does he engage in the oh-so-trendy blanket condemnation of their activities that some of the more politically correct reviewers here would desire. Hopkirk just tells it as it is and if you want to think well or ill of these adventurers, well, that's your call. While it's true that they stole treasures from the indigenous population, it is naivety to think that the inhabitants didn't plunder or let rot many of the scrolls and murals that existed there themselves. Many priceless artifacts that might otherwise be lost, instead rest securely in western museums. My bet is that many of them will be returned to China by and by. In any case, Hopkirk writes a thrilling, compelling book that enlightens the reader about one of the most forbidding places on earth and how a few intrepid men risked their lives and their comfort to explore and exploit it. All of Hopkirk's books read like thriller novels, only they are true. After you read one of his books you want to be on the next plane to Kashgar. |
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