The Old Patagonian Express
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Houghton Mifflin) | |
| Author | Paul Theroux |
|---|---|
Publication date | 1979 |
| Preceded by | The Great Railway Bazaar |
| Followed by | The Kingdom by the Sea |
The Old Patagonian Express (1979) is a written account of a journey taken by novelist
Esquel in Patagonia. He endures harsh climates, including the extreme altitude of Peru and the Bolivian Plateau, meets the author Jorge Luis Borges in Buenos Aires[2] and is reunited with long lost family in Ecuador
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The book has been praised for its depth and understanding about the people, the culture, giving a flavor of the various South American countries.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Theroux, Paul (Apr 2, 2009). "The Old Patagonian Express: an extract from the Paul Theroux travel book". Retrieved May 6, 2020 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ a b "On the Go Again". archive.nytimes.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ "The Old Patagonian Express (review)". Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
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