The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia - Couverture rigide

Theroux, Paul

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0330338161 ISBN 13 : 9780330338165

Editeur : Picador, 1994

Synopsis

Paul Theroux decided to board every train that chugged into view, 'from Victoria Station to Tokyo Central; to take the branch line to Simla, the spur through the Khyber Pass and the chord line that links Indian Railways with those of Ceylon; the Mandalay Express, the Malaysian Golden Arrow, the locals in Vietnam and the trains with bewitching names, the Orient Express, the North Star, the Trans-Siberian.' The result is the story of an adventure fuelled by the romance of the railways. 'In the fine old tradition of purposeless travel for fun and adventure ...compulsive reading' Graham Green 'More than a rich and original entertainment. His people, places and asides will stay a long time jostling in the mind of the reader' V. S. Pritchett 'One of the most entertaining books I have read' Angus Wilson

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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 the forceful approaches of pimps and drug dealers. This wonderfully entertaining travelogue pays loving tribute to the romantic joys of railways and train travel.

Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Picador
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0330338161
• ISBN 13: 9780330338165
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 448
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible