Paul Theroux

Describes the author's travels by train in every province of the People's Republic of China.

By Train Through China

Riding the Iron Rooster

Sarah Sammis

Riding the Iron Rooster chronicles Paul Theroux's train travels from England to and then through China in the late 1980s. Here he is traveling a fascinating route through numerous countries and a constantly changing landscape and all he does is complain. The entire book is one long-winded winge about his passengers, the trains, his schedule, the countries and so forth.

The only interesting item in the entire book is his account of the Chernobyl melt-down as he heard about it while in Mongolia compared to what he heard about upon returning home.

Riding the Iron Rooster By Train Through China

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