The Great Railway Bazaar
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Written by Paul Theroux.
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First published more than thirty years ago, Paul Theroux's strange, unique, and hugely entertaining railway odyssey has become a modern classic of travel literature. Here Theroux recounts his early adventures on an unusual grand continental tour. Asia's fabled trains -- the Orient Express, the Khyber Pass Local, the Frontier Mail, the Golden Arrow to Kuala Lumpur, the Mandalay Express, the Trans-Siberian Express -- are the stars of a journey that takes him on a loop eastbound from London's Victoria Station to Tokyo Central, then back from Japan on the Trans-Siberian. Brimming with Theroux's signature humor and wry observations, this engrossing chronicle is essential reading for both the ardent adventurer and the armchair traveler.User Reviews (1) Login or create an account to write a review.
Kendra Anspaugh thinks this book is Good.
It's refreshing to read a travel book where the author doesn't experience any sort of spiritual awakening, and even pokes fun at natives (and most importantly, at himself).