Author: Colin Thubron
Alternate names: Colin Gerald Dryden Thubron
Born: 1939-06-14
Bio: Colin Gerald Dryden Thubron (born 14 June 1939) is a British travel writer and novelist. In 2008, *The Times* ranked him among the 50 greatest postwar British writers. He is a contributor to *The New York Review of Books, The Times, The Times Literary Supplement* and *The New York Times.* His books have been translated into more than twenty languages.