The Great Railway Bazaar
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 t…
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Weitere Autoren: Theroux, Paul (Vorb.)
- ISBN: 978-0-14-118914-7
- EAN: 9780141189147
- Produktnummer: 3408834
- Verlag: Penguin Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
- Seitenangabe: 400 S.
- Masse: H19.8 cm x B12.9 cm x D2.3 cm 292 g
- Gewicht: 292
Über den Autor
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. He won the Edward Stanford Award for Outstanding Contribution to Travel Writing 2020. Paul Theroux divides his time between Cape Cod and the Hawaiian islands.
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