by Paul Theroux · PUNTO DE LECTURA · tapa dura · ISBN 9788466321990
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«En el gallo de hierro» is Paul Theroux's account of train travel through China, published by Punto de Lectura in hardcover (752 pages, in Spanish).
Paul Theroux traveled through China in the 1980s on the country's main trains, some still steam-powered, and portrays a society emerging from the Cultural Revolution. With reflective prose and a sense of humor, he combines landscapes, encounters and everyday scenes from a country then little known.
This Spanish edition was published in 2008 within Punto de Lectura's Formato Grande series.
For readers of travel literature and for those who want to discover China through Paul Theroux's eyes.
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.
