The Great Railway Bazaar

About “The Great Railway Bazaar”

The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia is a travelogue written by American novelist Paul Theroux, published in 1975. The book describes his four-month journey by train in 1973, beginning in London and traveling through Europe, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia. The first part of the trip followed the hippie trail. The book is considered a classic in travel writing and sold 1.5 million copies upon its release. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)