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The Great Railway Bazaar is Paul Theroux’s account of his epic journey by rail through Asia. Filled with evocative names of legendary train routes – the Direct-Orient Express, the Khyber Pass Local, the Delhi Mail from Jaipur, the Golden Arrow to Kuala Lumpur, the Hikari Super Express to Kyoto and the Trans-Siberian Express – it describes the many places, cultures, sights and sounds he experienced and the fascinating people he met. Here he overhears snippets of chat and occasional monologues, and is drawn into conversation with fellow passengers, from Molesworth, a British theatrical agent, and Sadik, a shabby Turkish tycoon, while avoiding the forceful approaches of pimps and drug dealers. This wonderfully entertaining travelogue pays loving tribute to the romantic joys of railways and train travel.
ASIN : 0141189142
Publisher : Penguin UK; Revised ed. edition (27 March 2008); Penguin Random House Ireland Limited; productsafety@penguin.co.uk
Language : English
Paperback : 400 pages
ISBN-10 : 9780141189147
ISBN-13 : 978-0141189147
Item Weight : 295 g
Dimensions : 13 x 2.08 x 19.61 cm
Country of Origin : United Kingdom
Importer : Penguin Random House India Pvt Ltd
Packer : Penguin Random House India Pvt Ltd
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Customers find the book readable and enjoyable. They appreciate it as travel writing, with one customer noting it’s the best book about train journeys.
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