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The Hungarian who walked to Heaven : Alexander Csoma de Koros, 1784-1842 / Edward Fox.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Short livesLondon : Short books , 2001Description: 96 pages ; 18 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780571208050
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 831.914 21
LOC classification:
  • PL3606.C8 F38 2001
Summary: In 1819 the Hungarian linguist Alexander Csoma de Köros set off for Turkestan, in search of the origins of the Magyar people. He continuously thwarted in his quest - a misunderstood innocent who became unwittingly entangled in the games of imperal intrigue and espionage that were rife in Central Asia at the time.
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Includes bibliography.

In 1819 the Hungarian linguist Alexander Csoma de Köros set off for Turkestan, in search of the origins of the Magyar people. He continuously thwarted in his quest - a misunderstood innocent who became unwittingly entangled in the games of imperal intrigue and espionage that were rife in Central Asia at the time.