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The Great Railway Bazaar

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  • Paul Theroux, 1992
    In Paul Theroux: The Great Railway Bazaar and The Mosquito Coast

    The resulting book, The Great Railway Bazaar, was a massive commercial success, selling in the millions. The New York Times called it “funny, sardonic, wonderfully sensuous and evocative in its descriptions, casually horrifying in its impact.” Theroux’s subsequent travel books included The Old Patagonian Express (1979),

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