The Great Railway Bazaar

Firstpublishedmorethanthirtyyearsago,PaulTheroux'sstrange,unique,andhugelyentertainingrailwayodysseyhasbecomeamodernclassicoftravelliterature.HereTherouxrecountshisearlyadventuresonanunusualgrandcontinentaltour.Asia'sfabledtrains—theOrientExpress,theKhyberPassLocal,theFrontierMail,theGoldenArrowtoKualaLumpur,theMandalayExpress,theTrans-SiberianExpress—arethestarsofajourneythattakeshimonaloopeastboundfromLondon'sVictoriaStationtoTokyoCentral,thenbackfromJapanontheTrans-Siberian.BrimmingwithTheroux'ssignaturehumorandwryobservations,thisengrossingchronicleisessentialreadingforboththeardentadventurerandthearmchairtraveler.Inthisuniqueandhugelyentertainingrailwayodyssey,Therouxvividlyrecountshistravels--andthepeople,places,andlandscapesheencountered--ontheOrientExpress,theKhyberMail,andtheTrans-SiberianExpress,throughsuchcountriesasTurkey,Iran,India,SoutheastAsia,Japan,andtheSovietUnion.