The Great Railway Bazaar
By Train through Asia
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The Direct-Orient Express, the Khyber Pass Local, the Delhi Mail from Jaipur, the Golden Arrow to Kuala Lumpur and the Trans-Siberian Express - only a few of the evocative names that fill this, the story of Paul Theroux's epic journey by rail through India and Asia. A journey on which he encounters a
… More »The Direct-Orient Express, the Khyber Pass Local, the Delhi Mail from Jaipur, the Golden Arrow to Kuala Lumpur and the Trans-Siberian Express - only a few of the evocative names that fill this, the story of Paul Theroux's epic journey by rail through India and Asia. A journey on which he encounters a huge variety of places and people, food, faiths and cultures, and which has at its heart an enduring fascination with trains and railways.
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Author:
Theroux, Paul
Title:
The great railway bazaar
by train through Asia
by train through Asia
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Imprint:
New York : - Penguin Books
Pages:
379
ISBN:
014024980X
Language:
English
Notes:
Previously pblished: Boston : Houghton, Mifflin, 1975.
Statement of responsibility:
Paul Theroux
Characteristics:
379 p. :,map ;,20 cm.
Author (Original Script):
Theroux, Paul
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Add a CommentThis book had me feeling slightly indifferent to the authors adventure and i was not exactly finding myself incapable of putting it down. However, i came to appreciate the book once complete. The appreciation stems from the fact that this is a great documentation of the world as it once was - nearly 40 years ago. From pre-russian invasion afghanistan, to Sri Lanka when it was called Ceylon, and the efforts of the Vietnam tourist board to showcase the parts of the country that were not currently at war in the early 70's, the author details an era long past when the world truly felt like a bigger place and a train-ride across half of it was the only way to experience it. In hindsight, this was a great read and would recommend it to people looking for a non-conventional travel book.