Riding the iron rooster : by train through China
Theroux, Paul, 1941-1989
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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.
Main title:
Riding the iron rooster : by train through China / by Paul Theroux.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Penguin Books, 1989, c1988.
Collation:
487 p. : map ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London : Hamilton, 1988.
ISBN:
9780140112955
Dewey class:
915.10458915.1
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
68664
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library at the Dock | -Travel | TRAVEL 915.1 THER | Available |