Paul Theroux’s travel tales have
thrilled millions of intrepid readers. Now, To The
Ends Of The Earth offers Theroux’s own selection of
his best travel writing- the intriguing people and
vivid landscapes, shocking encounters and narrow
escapes. In our journeys with Theroux we spend a
fascinating evening at home with Jorge Luis Borges
in Buenos Aires and take a death-defying flight from
Urumchi to Lanzhou, China. Theroux treats us to a
Beijing banquet of forbidden delicacies and takes us
to the edge of the world, where the Great Wall
crumbles into the Gobi Desert. We explore Latin
America, from the northern border of Laredo to the
barren tip of Patagonia, stopping along the way at a
wild soccer match in El Salvador. We join Theroux on
a train ride into the heart of 1973 Vietnam, spend a
frozen Christmas on the Trans-Siberian Railway, and
explore England’s craggy seaside. With Theroux’s
penetrating vision and impeccable style, To The Ends
Of The Earth is better than being there. |
