Therouxs similar books, one being riding the iron roosterby train through china where he does the same thing this time having taken a year to ride trains throughout china in 1988, just prior to the tienanmen square uprising and repression. International bestseller a gripping adventure story. This version has an introduction written in 2008 by pt where he explores the idea of travel writing and describes the principles to which he subscribes. The 87 greatest travel books of all time, according to. Recovering the lost history of our ancestors by nicholas wade ebook. Read the mosquito coast by paul theroux available from rakuten kobo. He has published numerous works of fiction, some of which were adapted as feature films. Dive deep into paul therouxs riding the iron rooster with extended analysis. The great railway bazaar is paul therouxs account of his epic journey by rail through asia.
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