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The Great Railway Bazaar

`The Great Railway Bazaar` is Paul Theroux’™s account of his epic journey by rail through Asia in 1975. One of the greatest journeys – recounted by one of the greatest writers – of the twentieth century.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.”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. Prichett, New Statesman & Society

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