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2008-09-28T00:11:26-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMzAwXC8yODEzNjgtMDUtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Paul Theroux talked about two trips that he took. The first he wrote about in the Great Railway Bazaar, published by Mariner Publishing. In this book, he talked about his trip across Asia by railway. In Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, he retook his initial trip after 30 years had passed. In both books, he offered cultural, societal, and political criticism of the countries that he visited. He answered questions from the audience.
Paul Theroux is the author of Ghost Train to the Eastern Star: 28,000 Miles in Search of the Railway Bazaar, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Paul Theroux talked about two trips that he took. The first he wrote about in the Great Railway Bazaar, published by Mariner Publishing. In …
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Paul Theroux talked about two trips that he took. The first he wrote about in the Great Railway Bazaar, published by Mariner Publishing. In this book, he talked about his trip across Asia by railway. In Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, he retook his initial trip after 30 years had passed. In both books, he offered cultural, societal, and political criticism of the countries that he visited. He answered questions from the audience.
Paul Theroux is the author of Ghost Train to the Eastern Star: 28,000 Miles in Search of the Railway Bazaar, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. close
Paul Theroux is the author of Ghost Train to the Eastern Star: 28,000 Miles in Search of the Railway Bazaar, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Paul Theroux talked about two trips that he took. The first he wrote about in the Great Railway Bazaar, published by Mariner Publishing. In … read more
Paul Theroux talked about two trips that he took. The first he wrote about in the Great Railway Bazaar, published by Mariner Publishing. In this book, he talked about his trip across Asia by railway. In Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, he retook his initial trip after 30 years had passed. In both books, he offered cultural, societal, and political criticism of the countries that he visited. He answered questions from the audience.
Paul Theroux is the author of Ghost Train to the Eastern Star: 28,000 Miles in Search of the Railway Bazaar, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. close
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