by Paul Theroux · PUNTO DE LECTURA · tapa dura · ISBN 9788466320931
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«El gran bazar del ferrocarril» is the travel book by Paul Theroux, published by Punto de Lectura in hardback (512 pages, in Spanish).
The author recounts his train journey from Britain to Japan in the early 1970s, crossing Turkey, the Middle East, Central Asia and Siberia. Along the route he portrays the landscapes, stations and encounters with other passengers, and offers a personal chronicle of the regions he travels through and of life on board the railway.
The work, originally published in 1975, is one of the classic titles in Paul Theroux's travel literature. This hardback edition is part of the Formato Grande collection and was published by Punto de Lectura in 2009.
Recommended for readers interested in travel literature and chronicles of train adventures across Europe and Asia.
Paul Edward Theroux is an American novelist and travel writer who has written numerous books, including the travelogue The Great Railway Bazaar (1975). Some of his works of fiction have been adapted as feature films. He was awarded the 1981 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel The Mosquito Coast, which was adapted for the 1986 movie of the same name and the 2021 television series of the same name.
