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<p>Paul Theroux, the author of the train travel classics The Great Railway Bazaar and The Old Patagonian Express, takes to the rails once again in this account of his epic journey through China. He hops aboard as part of a tour group in London and sets out for China's border. He then spends a year traversing the country, where he pieces together a fascinating snapshot of a unique moment in history. From the barren deserts of Xinjiang to the ice forests of Manchuria, from the dense metropolises of Shanghai, Beijing, and Canton to the dry hills of Tibet, Theroux offers an unforgettable portrait of a magnificent land and an extraordinary people.</p> <p>In the bestselling novel The Mosquito Coast, Theroux took readers into the dark heart of the human soul. In the nonfiction title The Great Railway Bazaar, he took them to the far corners of the world. Now, he embarks on an unforgettable journey into enigmatic post-Cultural Revolution China for the most beguiling book on Asia since the adventures of Marco Polo.</p>

Who reads Riding the Iron Rooster : By Train Through China?

Author

Theroux, Paul

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9780618658978

Category

travel

Subjects

Memoir, Engineering, Fiction

Rating

4 / 5 (124 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14