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Georgia

Our Armenia & Georgia reading list

You may want to do some background reading before the trip. Here is a short list of some of the books we have enjoyed.

Non Fiction: Travel, General Interest

  • The Crossing Place ~ Philip Marsden

    As much about Greater Armenia as the modern-day Armenia itself, but a compelling journey into this culture.

  • An Armenian Sketchbook ~ Vasily Grossman
  • Visions of Ararat, Writings on Armenia ~ Christopher Walker
  • Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan ~ Lonely Planet
  • Armenia with Nagorno Karabagh ~ Deirdre Holding

    The Bradt guide to Armenia

  • The Caucasus : An introduction ~ Thomas de Waal

    A general history of the Caucasus. Scholarly and in-depth, this makes excellent background reading.

  • From the Holy Mountain : A journey in the shadow of Byzantium ~ William Dalrymple

    Not really a book on Armenia, but a must-read nevertheless as it contains so much of interest on the early Christian church.

  • Bread and Ashes – A Walk through the Mountains of Georgia ~ Tony Anderson

    A superbly readable travelogue recounting the author’s time in the Caucasus around the turn of this century. But far more than just describing his walks, he gives us a very insightful guide to modern Georgia.

  • Georgia: In the mountains of poetry ~ Peter Nasmyth

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