From legendary writer Paul Theroux, an epic journey across Europe and
Asia in this international best-selling classic of travel literature:
"Funny, sardonic, wonderfully sensuous and evocative...consistently
entertaining."--New York Times Book Review
In 1973, Paul Theroux embarked on a four-month journey by train from the
United Kingdom through Europe, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. In
The Great Railway Bazaar, he records in vivid detail and penetrating
insight the many fascinating incidents, adventures, and encounters of
his grand, intercontinental 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
Theroux 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.