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Description

In this unique and hugely entertaining railway odyssey, Theroux vividly recounts his travels--and the people, places, and landscapes he encountered--on the Orient Express, the Khyber Mail, and the Trans-Siberian Express, through such countries as Turkey, Iran, India, Southeast Asia, Japan, and... read more

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First Sentence

"EVER since childhood, when I lived within earshot of the Boston and Maine, I have seldom heard a train go by and not wished I was on it."

Series

This is book 1 in the Great Railway Bazaar series.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Paul Theroux (Author)
 

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