Paul Theroux | Memoir

Riding the iron rooster by Paul Theroux

Name: Riding the iron rooster by Paul Theroux
Brand: Fehmerling Books
SKU: 9780804104548
Price: 10.00 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780804104548

Riding the iron rooster by Paul Theroux

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Book Specifications

Format: Paperback
Condition: Used
Publisher: Ivy Books (1989)
Length: 451 pages
Genre: Memoir
ISBN: 9780804104548

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A Year of Railway Travel Across the Provinces and Frontiers of 1980s China

Spanning a full year of travel by train, novelist Paul Theroux journeyed across every province of the People's Republic of China, from Beijing and Shanghai to Manchuria, Xinjiang, and the high-altitude line into Tibet. Riding aboard steam trains like the Iron Rooster, Theroux recorded daily conversations with passengers, bureaucrats, and students in post-Cultural Revolution China.

Theroux details train schedules, dining car meals, landscape changes, and social observations during a pivotal period of Chinese economic opening.

Why You’ll Love This Book

Paul Theroux combines detailed railway logistics, unvarnished passenger dialogue, and 1980s Chinese travel history. Essential reading for train travel enthusiasts, Asian history readers, and travel literature collectors.

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