In Australian author and broadcaster Richard Fidler’s The Book of Roads and Kingdoms he delves into the life of medieval wanderers who travelled to the outer edges of the known world during Islam's fabled ‘Golden Age’.
It was the discovery of an account of one of the wanderers, Ibn Fadlan – a tenth-century Arab diplomat who travelled all the way from Baghdad to modern-day Russia - which sparked his interest.
Fidler is one of Australia’s best-known broadcasters, having presented the show Conversations on the ABC for more than a decade. It is also Australia’s most popular locally-produced podcast.
Richard will also be at the Auckland Writers Festival next month.
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