Books : The Old Patagonian Express (Spanish Edition)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 910
EAN: 9780140249798
ISBN: 0140249796
Label: Penguin Books
Manufacturer: Penguin Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 432
Publication Date: 1999-06
Publisher: Penguin Books
Sales Rank: 1077290
Studio: Penguin Books
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Starting with a rush-hour subway ride to South Station in Boston to catch Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited to Chicago, Theroux takes readers on a train journey from New England to Patagonia in southernmost Argentina.
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You may find Thoreaux's openness and directness refreshing, or you may find his brashness, arrogance, condescension, and hypocritical judgementalism revolting. If the latter is true, take heart that this book actually becomes enjoyable once you get past the first hundred pages or so...
Maybe others will better appreciate Thoreaux's attempts at humor, but the first hundred pages of this book could arguably compete for the most off-putting intro ever written. Before even beginning to ... Read More
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In 1979, Paul Theroux departed from his childhood home in Medford, Massachusetts, and began his train journey from the East Coast of the United States to Patagonia, on the southern tip of Argentina. A seasoned traveler, fluent in Spanish, Theroux brings to life his trip through the northern and southern hemispheres, traveling without a schedule and observing his fellow passengers on the train and people at stops along the way.
In Texas he is astonished at the contrasts between Laredo ... Read More
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From Boston to Patagonia by train. What an adventure. As I wrote in my review of the "Great Railway Bazaar," treat yourself to ... Read More
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Terrific in every way, as all of Theroux's travel books are! Not a word too many, and not an insight overlooked in this adventure through the Americas. Wonderful, beautiful, and a treasured book in my library.
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One of Theroux's best train trips. You can really feel the shifting landscapes as he moves through the latitudes...
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