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The Old Patagonian Express
By Train Through the Americas - With a New Introduction by the Author
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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 blind Jorge Luis Borges, who delights in having Theroux read Robert Louis Stevenson to him.
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The Old Patagonian Express, Paul Theroux
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- Released
- 1979
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- Subtitle
- By Train Through the Americas - With a New Introduction by the Author
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Paul Theroux
- Publisher
- Mariner Books
- Released
- 1979
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 404
- ISBN10
- 039552105X
- ISBN13
- 9780395521052
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, History, Maps & Travel, True Stories, Technology & Engineering, Biographies, Travel, Adventure, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Cars & Transportation, Travelogues, USA, America, Railways / Trains, Journey, South America
- Rating
- 3.95 out of 5
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- 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 blind Jorge Luis Borges, who delights in having Theroux read Robert Louis Stevenson to him.