The Old Patagonian Express
By Train Through the Americas
$40.24
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
12 May 2008
Summary
New Modern Classics edition with a NEW preface by Paul Theroux
The Old Patagonian Express tells of Paul Theroux’s train journey down the length of North and South America. Beginning on Boston’s subway, he depicts a voyage from ice-bound Massachusetts to the arid plateau of Argentina’s most southerly tip, via pretty Central American towns and the ancient Incan city of Macchu Pichu. Shivering and sweating by turns as the temperature and altitude rise and plummet, he describes the people…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141189154 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141189150 |
| Author: | Paul Theroux |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 12 May 2008 |
| Weight: | 326g |
| Dimensions: | 27mm x 129mm x 197mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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Paul Theroux
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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