The Old Patagonian Express: By Train Through the Americas - Couverture souple

Theroux, Paul

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 039552105X ISBN 13 : 9780395521052

Editeur : Mariner Books, 1989

Synopsis

The Old Patagonian Express Starting with a rush-hour subway ride to South Station in Boston to catch Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited to Chicago, Theroux takes readers on a train journey from New England to Patagonia in southernmost Argentina. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Starting with a rush-hour subway ride to South Station in Boston to catch the Lake Shore Limited to Chicago, Theroux winds up on the poky, wandering Old Patagonian Express steam engine, which comes to a halt in a desolate land of cracked hills and thorn bushes. But with Theroux the view along the way is what matters: the monologuing Mr. Thornberry in Costa Rica, the bogus priest of Cali, and the blind Jorge Luis Borges, who delights in having Theroux read Robert Louis Stevenson to him.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Paul Theroux's books include The Last Train to Zona Verde, Dark Star Safari, Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, Riding the Iron Rooster, The Great Railway Bazaar, The Elephanta Suite, A Dead Hand, The Tao of Travel and The Lower River. The Mosquito Coast and Dr Slaughter have both been made into successful films. Paul Theroux divides his time between Cape Cod and the Hawaiian islands. His most recent work is Deep South.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Mariner Books
• Date d'édition: 1989
• ISBN 10: 039552105X
• ISBN 13: 9780395521052
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 428