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Gantsara: Alone Across Mongolia, Ian D. Robinson

HarperCollins
Reviewed by Lindsay Wright (Courtesy of Taranaki Daily News)

Robinson's preface to Gantsara is a third-person argument with himself about his motives for riding on horseback, alone, across Mongolia. It doesn't explain the motives at all, but helps the reader get a grasp of the man's character.

Gantsara means alone in Mongolian and it's a concept that bewilders the local nomads.
""Why would anyone want to ride across the steppes alone? Isn't life tough enough already without inviting more misfortune?""

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