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9780618658978

Riding the Iron Rooster

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  • ISBN13:

    9780618658978

  • ISBN10:

    0618658971

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-12-08
  • Publisher: Mariner Books
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Summary

Paul Theroux, the author of the train travel classics The Great Railway Bazaar and The Old Patagonian Express, takes to the rails once again in this account of his epic journey through China. He hops aboard as part of a tour group in London and sets out for China's border. He then spends a year traversing the country, where he pieces together a fascinating snapshot of a unique moment in history. From the barren deserts of Xinjiang to the ice forests of Manchuria, from the dense metropolises of Shanghai, Beijing, and Canton to the dry hills of Tibet, Theroux offers an unforgettable portrait of a magnificent land and an extraordinary people.

Author Biography

Paul Theroux’s highly acclaimed novels include Blinding Light, Hotel Honolulu, My Other Life, Kowloon Tong, and The Mosquito Coast. His renowned travel books include Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, Dark Star Safari, Riding the Iron Rooster, The Great Railway Bazaar, The Old Patagonian Express, and The Happy Isles of Oceania. He lives in Hawaii and on Cape Cod.

Table of Contents

The Train to Mongolia
15(50)
The Inner Mongolian Express to Datong: Train Number 24
65(12)
Night Train Number 90 to Peking
77(27)
The Shanghai Express
104(41)
The Fast Train to Canton
145(21)
Train Number 324 to Hohhot and Lanzhou
166(19)
The Iron Rooster
185(29)
Train Number 104 to Xian
214(15)
The Express to Chengdu
229(15)
The Halt at Emei Shan: Train Number 209 to Kunming
244(17)
The Fast Train to Guilin: Number 80
261(16)
The Slow Train to Changsha and Shaoshan ``Where the Sun Rises''
277(13)
The Peking Express: Train Number 16
290(21)
The International Express to Harbin: Train Number 17
311(13)
The Slow Train to Langxiang: Number 295
324(19)
The Boat Train to Dalian: Number 92
343(18)
On the Lake of Heaven to Yantai
361(12)
The Slow Train to Qingdao: Number 508
373(12)
The Shandong Express to Shanghai: Train Number 234
385(11)
The Night Train to Xiamen: Number 375
396(19)
The Qinghai Local to Xining: Train Number 275
415(20)
The Train to Tibet
435

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