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The Great Railway Bazaar written by Paul Theroux performed by Frank Muller on Audio CD (Unabridged)

The Great Railway Bazaar written by Paul Theroux performed by Frank Muller on Audio CD (Unabridged)£39.99

The Great Railway Bazaar is Paul Theroux's account of his epic journey by rail through Asia. Filled with evocative names of legendary train routes; the Direct-Orient Express, the Khyber Pass Local, the Delhi Mail from Jaipur, the Golden Arrow to Kuala Lumpur, the Hikari Super Express to Kyoto and the...

The Consul's File written by Paul Theroux performed by Ed Bishop on CD (Unabridged)

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The Consul's File written by Paul Theroux performed by Ed Bishop on CD (Unabridged)
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ISBN:  9781445814742
Genre - Main:  Fiction
Genre - Specific:  Modern
Duration:  375 mins
Length:  Unabridged
Author:  Paul Theroux
Performer 1:  Ed Bishop
Rarity:  Extremely Rare

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"Award-winning writer Paul Theroux takes us on a journey through small town Malaysia through the eyes of the exuberant Spencer Savage in his breathtaking novel The Consul's File. Spencer Savage, a young American consul, is posted to Ayer Hitam, a small Malaysian town, in the 1970s. Told to close down this...

remote outpost in the sweltering jungle, he instead finds himself drawn to the many characters he meets among the Malays, Indians, Japanese, Chinese and the clubbable expat Brits.

Through his eyes we see the rich tapestry of multi-ethnic life in post-colonial Malaysia, from adultery to murder, from ghost stories to the murky waters of diplomatic politics. It is a brilliant portrait of a vanished time, a lost landscape and scattered peoples.

'A cool and witty sequence. . . a polished and professional performance' Guardian 'Theroux's writing is at its most adventurous in The Consul's File.

There is no book I can compare this to: Mr Theroux's artistry is individual, serene, yet also grainy with fierce truths' The Times"

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