Summary: In the three decades since recounting his grand tour by train through Asia, much has changed. The Soviet Union has collapsed, China and India have risen. Theroux captures the texture, sights, smells, and sounds of the changing landscape, traveling as the locals do - by stifling train, rattletrap bus, illicit taxi, and mud-caked foot. Paul Theroux's highly acclaimed travel books include "Riding the Iron Rooster," "The Old Patagonian Express," "Fresh Air Fiend," and "Dark Star." He is also the author of the novels, "The Mosquito Coast" and "Half Moon Street," among others.
