Book description
Paul Theroux's Ghost Train to the Eastern Star is a journey
from London to Asia by train.
Thirty years ago Paul Theroux left London and travelled across
Asia and back again by train. His account of the journey - The Great
Railway Bazaar - was a landmark book and made his name as the foremost
travel writer of his generation. Now Theroux makes the trip all over
again. Through Eastern Europe, India and Asia to discover the changes
that have swept the continents, and also to learn what an old man will
make of a young man's journey. Ghost Train to the Eastern Star
is a brilliant chronicle of change and an exploration of how travel is
'the saddest of pleasures'.
'A dazzler, giving us the highs and lows of his journey and
tenderness and acerbic humour . . . fellow-travelling weirdoes,
amateur taxi drivers, bar-girls and long-suffering locals are brought
vividly to life' Spectator
'Fans of Theroux are not likely to be disappointed. Theroux has
great descriptive skill . . . the world is slightly less unknown by
virtue of reading the book' Sunday Telegraph
'Relaxed, curious, confident, surprisingly tender. Theroux's writing
has an immediate, vivid and cursory quality that gives it a collective
strength' Sunday Times
'A brilliant eye, readable and vivid. Theroux has still got it' Observer
'Fascinating, a joy to read' Tatler
Paul Theroux's books include Dark Star Safari, Ghost Train
to the Eastern Star, Riding the Iron Rooster, The
Great Railway Bazaar, The Elephanta Suite, A Dead
Hand, The Tao of Travel and The Lower River. The
Mosquito Coast and Dr Slaughter have both been made into
successful films. Paul Theroux divides his time between Cape Cod and
the Hawaiian islands.
Paul Theroux's highly acclaimed books include
Dark Star Safari
,
Riding the Iron Rooster
,
The Great Railway Bazaar
,
The Old Patagonian Express
,
Fresh Air Fiend
and
The Elephanta Suite
.
The Mosquito Coast
and
Dr Slaughter
have both been made into successful films. Paul Theroux is also a
frequent contributor to magazines, and divides his time between Cape Cod
and the Hawaiian islands.
