The Great Railway Bazaar is Paul Theroux's account of his epic train journey through Asia. Filled with evocative names of legendary rail routes – such as 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 Trans-Siberian Express – it describes the many places, cultures, sights, and sounds he experienced, as well as the interesting people he met. Here, he observes snippets of conversations and occasional monologues and engages in discussions with passengers like Molesworth, a British theatrical agent, and Sadik, a scruffy Turkish mogul, while avoiding the persistent approaches of pimps and drug dealers. This wonderfully entertaining travelogue renders a tender acknowledgment to the romantic joys of railways and train travel.