The acclaimed author recounts his epic journey across Europe and Asia
in this international bestselling classic of travel literature:
“Compulsive reading” (Graham Greene). In 1973, Paul Theroux
embarked on a four-month journey by train from the United Kingdom
through Europe, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. In The Great
Railway Bazaar, he records in vivid detail and penetrating insight the
many fascinating incidents, adventures, and encounters of his grand,
intercontinental tour. Asia's fabled trains—the Orient Express,
the Khyber Pass Local, the Frontier Mail, the Golden Arrow to Kuala
Lumpur, the Mandalay Express, the Trans-Siberian Express—are the
stars of a journey that takes Theroux on a loop eastbound from
London's Victoria Station to Tokyo Central, then back from Japan on
the Trans-Siberian. Brimming with Theroux's signature humor and wry
observations, this engrossing chronicle is essential reading for both
the ardent adventurer and the armchair traveler.
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ISBN
9780547525150
Publisert
2016
Utgiver
Vendor
Mariner Books / Open Road Integrated Media
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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