Riding the Iron Rooster
By Train Through China
Paul Theroux
ISBN: | 9780140112955 |
Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Published: | 30 March, 1989 |
Format: | Paperback |
Language: | English |
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Riding the Iron Rooster
By Train Through China
Paul Theroux
Paul Theroux left Victoria Station on a rainy Saturday in April thinking that taking eight trains across Europe, Eastern Europe, the USSR and Mongolia would be the easy way to get to the Chinese border � the relaxing way, even. He would read a little, take notes, eat regular meals and gaze contentedly out of windows. The reality, of course, was very different. In fact, Theroux experienced a decidedly odd and unexpected trip to China that set the challenging tone for his epic year-long rail journey around that vast, inscrutable land � a journey which involved riding nearly every train in the country. �Wry, humorful and occasionally querulous � as Theroux makes excruciatingly clear, travelling alone in the Middle Kingdom is not for the faint of heart or stomach� Time.
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