Peking to Paris

LUIGI BARZINI (1874-1947) was a newspaper reporter and war correspondent covering of the biggest news stories at the beginning of the 20th Century. He was fluent in English, French, Russian and Chinese, having covered the Russo-Japanese conflict in 1903. Barzini was an excellent choice to cover the 1907 Peking to Paris race. His careful observations and wry descriptions of the wonders, trials and tribulations made Peking to Paris, first published in 1908, an international best seller and helped to make Luigi Barzini one of Italy’s best-known authors.Barzini, Luigi is the author of 'Peking to Paris', published 2007 under ISBN 9780978956318 and ISBN 0978956311.