内容简介
Startingwitharush-hoursubwayridetoSouthStationinBostontocatchtheLakeShoreLimitedtoChicago,Therouxwindsuponthepoky,wanderingOldPatagonianExpresssteamengine,whichcomestoahaltinadesolatelandofcrackedhillsandthornbushes.ButwithTherouxtheviewalongthewayiswhatmatters:themonologuingMr.ThornberryinCostaRica,theboguspriestofCali,andtheblindJorgeLuisBorges,whodelightsinhavingTherouxreadRobertLouisStevensontohim.
作者简介
PaulTherouxwasborninMedford,Massachusettsin1941andpublishedhisfirstnovel,Waldoin1967.Hissubsequentnovelsinclude"TheFamilyArsenal","PicturePalace","TheMosquitoCoast","O-Zone","MillroytheMagician","MySecretHistory","MyOtherLife",and"KowloonTong".Hishighlyacclaimedtravelbooksinclude"RidingtheIronRooster","TheGreatRailwayBazaar","TheOldPatagonianExpress",and"FreshAirFiend"."TheMosquitoCoast"and"Dr.Slaughter"havebothbeenmadeintosuccessfulfilms.HewastheguesteditorofTheBestAmericanTravelWriting(HoughtonMifflin,October2001).TherouxisafrequentcontributertomagazinesincludingTalkandMen'sJournal.HedivideshistimebetweenCapeCodandtheHawaiianIslands,whereheisaprofessionalbeekeeper.
