Ghost Train to the Eastern Star: On the tracks of 'The Great Railway Bazaar' - Hardcover

Theroux, Paul

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9780241142530: Ghost Train to the Eastern Star: On the tracks of 'The Great Railway Bazaar'

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0241142539 ISBN 13: 9780241142530

Publisher: Hamish Hamilton, 2008

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Starting off on the Eurostar from London, Paul Theroux once again sets out on a railway journey through the East, travelling overland through Eastern Europe, and eventually reaching India and Asia. Infused with the changes that have shaped the exterior landscape and enriched with developments to his own perceptions and psychology, "Ghost Train to the Eastern Star" is an absorbing and beautifully written follow-up to "The Great Railway Bazaar". Full of life and impeccably evoked, "Ghost Train to the Eastern Star" is Paul Theroux at his very best.

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The most gifted, most prodigal writer of his generation (Jonathan Raban)

Theroux's prose leaps to life like a mosaic splashed with water (Spectator)

About the Author:

Paul Theroux has written many works of fiction and travel writing, including the modern classics The Great Railway Bazaar, The Old Patagonian Express, My Secret History and The Mosquito Coast. Paul Theroux divides his time between Cape Cod and the Hawaiian islands.

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