Stanley Stewart FRSL is a British writer, who is the author of three travel books: ''Old Serpent Nile'', ''Frontiers of Heaven'', and ''In the Empire of Genghis Khan'' about journeys to the source of the

Nile The Nile, , Bohairic , lg, Kiira , Nobiin: Áman Dawū is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile is the longest river in Africa and has historically been considered the longest ...

, through China to

Xinjiang province Xinjiang Province is a historical administrative area of Northwest China, between 1884 and 1955. Periods during which various boundaries of Xinjiang Province have been defined include: * Xinjiang Province (Qing) (1884–1912). * Xinjiang Provi ...

, and across

Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...

by horse. The last two books both won the

Thomas Cook Travel Book Award The Thomas Cook Travel Book Award originated as an initiative of Thomas Cook AG in 1980, with the aim of encouraging and rewarding the art of literary travel writing. The awards stopped in 2005 (2004 being the last year an award was given). As of 2 ...

, in 1996 and 2001 respectively, making Stewart the only writer, with

Jonathan Raban Jonathan Raban (born 14 June 1942, Hempton, Norfolk, England) is a British travel writer, critic, and novelist. He has received several awards, such as the National Book Critics Circle Award, The Royal Society of Literature's Heinemann Award, t ...

, to have won this prestigious award twice. He is a contributing editor at '' Conde Nast Traveller'' UK. His work appears in various periodicals including the '' Sunday Times'', the '' Daily Telegraph'', and ''

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'', and has been included in numerous anthologies on both sides of the Atlantic. In 2008, he was named the Magazine Writer of the year. He was born in

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

, grew up in

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, and has spent most of his adult life in the UK

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2002."Biography"
Stanley Stewart website.

Works

*''In the Empire of Genghis Khan: A Journey Among Nomads'' *''Frontiers of Heaven: A Journey to the End of China'' *''Old Serpent Nile: A Journey to the Source''

References

External links

Official website
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