by Paul Theroux · Dtv · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783423200318
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«Der alte Patagonien-Express» is Paul Theroux's travelogue, published by Dtv in paperback (511 pages, in German).
Paul Theroux recounts a train journey from Boston to Patagonia, crossing Central and South America. Along the way he encounters characters such as a monologist in Costa Rica or false priests in Cali, and in Buenos Aires visits the blind writer Jorge Luis Borges.
German translation by Erica Ruetz. Original work: The Old Patagonian Express: By Train Through the Americas (1979). Finalist for the National Book Award.
For readers with a command of German who enjoy travel narratives about the Americas.
Paul Edward Theroux is an American novelist and travel writer who has written numerous books, including the travelogue The Great Railway Bazaar (1975). Some of his works of fiction have been adapted as feature films. He was awarded the 1981 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel The Mosquito Coast, which was adapted for the 1986 movie of the same name and the 2021 television series of the same name.
