Have you heard? Amtrak is doing the coolest thing: sponsoring residencies for writers…on their trains! The concept is still in its infancy, but the unique concept is quickly gaining momentum via social media and moving full speed ahead (so many railway puns, so little space). The selection process for Amtrak’s 24 writing residences will begin on Monday, and […]
The Old Patagonian Express: By Train through the Americas
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER. The Old Patagonian Express chronicles Paul Theroux’s train journey from his home in Boston, Massachusetts to the foot of South America, in 1978. Full of witty and sharp observations, Theroux goes out of his way to talk to as many locals as possible along the way.Starting with a rush-hour subway ride to South Station in Boston to catch the Lake Shore Limited to Chicago, Theroux winds up on the poky, wandering Old Patagonian Express steam engine, which comes to a halt in a desolate land of cracked hills and thorn bushes. But, with Theroux, the view along the way is what matters: the monologuing Mr. Thornberry in Costa Rica, the bogus priest of Cali, and the celebrated writer, Jorge Luis Borges, who delights in having Theroux read Robert Louis Stevenson to him.
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The Old Patagonian Express: By Train through the Americas
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER. The Old Patagonian Express chronicles Paul Theroux’s train journey from his home in Boston, Massachusetts to the foot of South America, in 1978. Full of witty and sharp observations, Theroux goes out of his way to talk to as many locals as possible along the way.Starting with a rush-hour subway ride to South Station in Boston to catch the Lake Shore Limited to Chicago, Theroux winds up on the poky, wandering Old Patagonian Express steam engine, which comes to a halt in a desolate land of cracked hills and thorn bushes. But, with Theroux, the view along the way is what matters: the monologuing Mr. Thornberry in Costa Rica, the bogus priest of Cali, and the celebrated writer, Jorge Luis Borges, who delights in having Theroux read Robert Louis Stevenson to him.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780395521052 |
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Publisher: | HarperCollins |
Publication date: | 11/07/1989 |
Edition description: | Reissue |
Pages: | 432 |
Sales rank: | 360,977 |
Product dimensions: | 5.25(w) x 8.25(h) x (d) |
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