{"product_id":"marco-polo-and-his-world-9781789149371","title":"Marco Polo and His World","description":"\u003cb\u003eA lavishly illustrated tour of the famed adventurer's globetrotting travels, written by a celebrated translator of Polo's writings.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the age of seventeen, Marco Polo left his Venetian home on a continent-spanning adventure that lasted for nearly a quarter century. Imprisoned in Genoa five years later, he collaborated with Arthurian romance writer Rustichello of Pisa on a work they called \u003ci\u003eThe Description of the World\u003c\/i\u003e. That book recounted \"all the greatest marvels and great diversities of Greater Armenia, Persia, the Tartars, India, and many other provinces,\" a story that made Polo famous for all time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eMarco Polo and His World\u003c\/i\u003e, Sharon Kinoshita brings these marvels to life, describing the myriad commodities, plants, people, and animals that Marco encountered and recorded. Copiously illustrated, this book offers a vibrant introduction to Marco Polo's astounding adventures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSharon Kinoshita\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her many publications include an annotated translation of Marco Polo's \u003ci\u003eDescription of the World\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reaktion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50893774192914,"sku":"9781789149371","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f4436847-83b2-47ef-998e-4d67de0a0df6.jpg?v=1738237653","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/marco-polo-and-his-world-9781789149371","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}