The Great Railway Bazaar

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The Great Railway Bazaar

Written by: Paul Theroux

Narrated by: Frank Muller

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The Great Railway Bazaar is Paul Theroux's account of his epic journey by rail through Asia. Filled with evocative names of legendary train routes - the Direct-Orient Express, the Khyber Pass Local, the Delhi Mail from Jaipur, the Golden Arrow to Kuala Lumpur, the Hikari Super Express to Kyoto, and the Trans-Siberian Express - it describes the many places, cultures, sights, and sounds he experienced and the fascinating people he met.

Here he overhears snippets of chat and occasional monologues, and is drawn into conversation with fellow passengers, from Molesworth, a British theatrical agent, and Sadik, a shabby Turkish tycoon, while avoiding the forceful approaches of pimps and drug dealers. This wonderfully entertaining travelogue pays loving tribute to the romantic joys of railways and train travel.

Adventure Travel

Asia

Travel Writing & Commentary

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This is the first audible book I have listened to to its fruition, and I must admit I enjoyed every ‘stop’ of it. I wonder if I’d have liked it so much had another narrated it but Frank Muller. Paul has this uncanny ability to make the bleakness of landscapes and its peoples worthy of a read, or a listen, should I say. And his wit and prose are utterly enjoyable.

A grating account of a journey in toothsome narrative.

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Enjoyed the vicarious journey Paul took us on. Excellent narration by Frank to paint one’s imagination

Brilliant account of train travel

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What was otherwise an interesting and humorous travel account the narration could have done without the forced imitating of various accents.

Interesting but could have done without the mocking of accents

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