Ghost Train to the Eastern Star
On the tracks of 'The Great Railway Bazaar'
$40.60
- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
31 August 2009
Summary
Thirty years ago Paul Theroux left London and travelled across Asia and back again by train. His account of the journey - The Great Railway Bazaar - was a landmark book and made his name as the foremost travel writer of his generation. Now Theroux makes the trip all over again. Through Eastern Europe, India and Asia to discover the changes that have swept the continents, and also to learn what an old man will make of a young man’s journey. Ghost Train to the Eastern Star is …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141015729 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141015721 |
| Author: | Paul Theroux |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 31 August 2009 |
| Weight: | 342g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 131mm x 32mm |
| Series: | Hamish Hamilton |
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Critics Review
‘Funny, informative, lyrical. Theroux is a fabulously good writer. The brilliance lies in his ability to create a broad sweep of many countries’ Guardian ‘A dazzler, giving us the highs and lows of his journey and tenderness and acerbic humour … fellow-travelling weirdoes, amateur taxi drivers, bar-girls and long-suffering locals are brought vividly to life’ Spectator ‘Relaxed, curious, confident, surprisingly tender. Theroux’s writing has an immediate, vivid and cursory quality that gives it a collective strength’ Sunday Times
About The Author
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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