On the Grand Trunk Road
A Journey Into South Asia
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · March 31, 2009
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning and bestselling author of Ghost Wars and The Achilles Trap, a trek across a socially and politically damaged South Asia Bestselling author Steve Coll is one of the preeminent journalists of the twenty-first century.
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- Who it’s for
- A road book that moves easily between observation, history, and the long view.
- Genres
- India & South Asia Travel, Indian & South Asian History, Asian Politics
- Published
- Penguin Publishing Group, March 31, 2009
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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning and bestselling author of Ghost Wars and The Achilles Trap, a trek across a socially and politically damaged South Asia Bestselling author Steve Coll is one of the preeminent journalists of the twenty-first century.
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His last two books, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Ghost Wars and New York Times bestseller The Bin Ladens, have been praised for their creative insight and complex yet compelling narratives-and have put him on par with journalists such as the legendary Bob Woodward. Now, for the first time ever, the paperback edition of On the Grand Trunk Road is finally available, revised and updated with new material. Focusing on Coll's journeys in conflict-ridden India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Afghanistan as a bureau chief for The Washington Post, On the Grand Trunk Road reveals a little-seen area of the world where violence, corruption, and greed have had devastating effects on South Asians from all walks of life.
Road, Reframed
A road book that moves easily between observation, history, and the long view.
Come here for
- travel writing with historical heft
- South Asia as lived geography
Expect
- dip-in sections
- cultural context over plot
Where it sits
| India & South Asia Travel | 76% |
|---|---|
| Asian Politics | 27% |
| Indian & South Asian History | 22% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Lives in Journalism
- How Cultures Work
- India & South Asia Travel
- Authors
- Steve Coll
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- March 31, 2009
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Lives in Journalism