The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia - Hardcover

Theroux, Paul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0395207088 ISBN 13: 9780395207086

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, 1975

Synopsis

The American novelist's account of the landscapes, characters, mishaps, and adventures encountered on his grand railroad excursion from London to Tokyo and back again on such classics as the Orient, Mandalay, and Trans-Siberian Expresses

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Review:

One of the most entertaining books I have read in a long while . . . Superb comic detail (Angus Wilson Observer)

He has done our travelling for us brilliantly (William Golding)

Book Description:

Paul Theroux decided to board every train that chugged into view, ‘from Victoria Station to Tokyo Central; to take the branch line to Simla, the spur through the Khyber Pass and the chord line that links Indian Railways with those of Ceylon; the Mandalay Express, the Malaysian Golden Arrow, the locals in Vietnam and the trains with bewitching names, the Orient Express, the North Star, the Trans-Siberian.’ The result is the story of an adventure fuelled by the romance of the railways. ‘In the fine old tradition of purposeless travel for fun and adventure . . . compulsive reading’ Graham Green ‘More than a rich and original entertainment. His people, places and asides will stay a long time jostling in the mind of the reader’ V. S. Pritchett ‘One of the most entertaining books I have read’ Angus Wilson

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Publication date: 1975
• ISBN 10: 0395207088
• ISBN 13: 9780395207086
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 342