Description
More than three decades after his journey through Asia chronicled in *The Great Railway Bazaar*, Paul Theroux retraces the route by rail from London through Europe and onward across India, Southeast Asia, China, Japan, and beyond. Along the way, he encounters crowded cities, enduring rural traditions, unfamiliar cultures, and the dramatic changes brought by globalization and modern technology. Witty, candid, and sharply observant, Theroux contrasts the world he remembers with the one he finds, reflecting on travel, progress, cultural change, and the vanishing romance of the railway journey. The result is both an adventurous travel narrative and a provocative meditation on how places—and travelers themselves—are transformed over time.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin Books, Limited
Published Jan 1, 2012
712 pages
ISBN: 9780141930794
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Details
First Published
2007
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Ghost Train to the Eastern Star by Paul Theroux.