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	In 2006, Theroux retraced the journey, finding that people and places had changed, and that while his earlier work was known in many places, he was not recognised in person. His account of this second journey was published as ''[[Ghost Train to the Eastern Star]]''.		In 2006, Theroux retraced the journey, finding that people and places had changed, and that while his earlier work was known in many places, he was not recognised in person. His account of this second journey was published as ''[[Ghost Train to the Eastern Star]]''.{{Citation needed\|date=May 2022}}

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	In the book, Theroux explored themes such as [[colonialism]], [[American imperialism]], poverty, and ignorance. These were embedded in his accounts of sights and sounds he experienced as well as his conversation with other people such as his fellow travelers.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thetravelmagazine.net/the-great-railway-bazaar-by-paul-theroux.html\|title=The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia\|date=2008-03-27\|work=The Travel Magazine\|access-date=2018-07-02\|language=en-GB}}</ref> It included elements of fiction such as descriptions of places, situations, and people, reflecting the author's own thoughts and outlook. Contemporaneous reviews noted how his background allowed him the breadth of insights to authoritatively describe people even when there are instances when he committed ethnic generalizations.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/00/06/18/specials/theroux-bazaar.html\|title=A Certified American in a Highly English Mode\|website=archive.nytimes.com\|access-date=2018-07-02}}</ref> Prior to the publication of ''The Great Railway Bazaar,'' Theroux lived in [[Africa]], [[Singapore]], and [[England]].		In the book, Theroux explored themes such as [[colonialism]], [[American imperialism]], poverty, and ignorance. These were embedded in his accounts of sights and sounds he experienced as well as his conversation with other people such as his fellow travelers.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thetravelmagazine.net/the-great-railway-bazaar-by-paul-theroux.html\|title=The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia\|date=2008-03-27\|work=The Travel Magazine\|access-date=2018-07-02\|language=en-GB}}</ref> It included elements of fiction such as descriptions of places, situations, and people, reflecting the author's own thoughts and outlook. Contemporaneous reviews noted how his background allowed him the breadth of insights to authoritatively describe people even when there are instances when he committed ethnic generalizations.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/00/06/18/specials/theroux-bazaar.html\|title=A Certified American in a Highly English Mode\|website=archive.nytimes.com\|access-date=2018-07-02}}</ref> Prior to the publication of ''The Great Railway Bazaar,'' Theroux lived in [[Africa]], [[Singapore]], and [[England]].

	In a 2013 article,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/may/30/book-club-paul-theroux-railway\|title=Paul Theroux on The Great Railway Bazaar – Guardian book club\|last=Theroux\|first=Paul\|date=2013-05-30\|website=~~the~~ Guardian\|language=en\|access-date=2018-07-02}}</ref> Theroux outlined several inspirations that led him to embark on his journey and publish his experiences. These include his fascination for trains, which offered what he described as an opportunity to break monotony as well as a respite from work. He wrote:<blockquote>I could think clearly on the London trains and when, on the rare occasions, I travelled out of London – on the Exeter line via Sherborne, Yeovil, and Crewkerne, to visit my in‑laws, or on the Flying Scotsman on a journalistic assignment, my spirits revived and I saw with clarity that it might be possible to conceive a book based on a long railway journey.<ref name=":0" /></blockquote>		In a 2013 article,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/may/30/book-club-paul-theroux-railway\|title=Paul Theroux on The Great Railway Bazaar – Guardian book club\|last=Theroux\|first=Paul\|date=2013-05-30\|website=The Guardian\|language=en\|access-date=2018-07-02}}</ref> Theroux outlined several inspirations that led him to embark on his journey and publish his experiences. These include his fascination for trains, which offered what he described as an opportunity to break monotony as well as a respite from work. He wrote:<blockquote>I could think clearly on the London trains and when, on the rare occasions, I travelled out of London – on the Exeter line via Sherborne, Yeovil, and Crewkerne, to visit my in‑laws, or on the Flying Scotsman on a journalistic assignment, my spirits revived and I saw with clarity that it might be possible to conceive a book based on a long railway journey.<ref name=":0" /></blockquote>

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[[File:TheGreatRailwayBazaar.jpg|thumb|First edition (publ. [[Houghton Mifflin]])]]
'''''The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia''''' is a [[Travel literature|travelogue]] by American novelist [[Paul Theroux]], first published in 1975. It recounts Theroux's four-month journey by train in 1973 from London through Europe, [[the Middle East]], the [[Indian subcontinent]] and [[Southeast Asia]], and his return via the [[Trans-Siberian Railway]]. The first part of the route, to India, followed what was then known as the [[hippie trail]]. It is widely regarded as a classic in the genre of [[Travel literature|travel writing]].<ref>[http://www.travelliterature.org/reviews/bazaar.shtml Travelliterature.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928131822/http://www.travelliterature.org/reviews/bazaar.shtml |date=2007-09-28 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=2-9780618658947-0|title=Powell’s Books - The World’s Largest Independent Bookstore|website=www.powells.com}}</ref> It sold 1.5 million copies upon release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2015/06/in-the-footsteps-of-marco-polo-the-journey-that-changed-william-dalrymples-life/|title=In the footsteps of Marco Polo: the journey that changed William Dalrymple’s life|date=24 June 2015|website=Coffee House}}</ref>

In the book, Theroux explored themes such as [[colonialism]], [[American imperialism]], poverty, and ignorance. These were embedded in his accounts of sights and sounds he experienced as well as his conversation with other people such as his fellow travelers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thetravelmagazine.net/the-great-railway-bazaar-by-paul-theroux.html|title=The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia|date=2008-03-27|work=The Travel Magazine|access-date=2018-07-02|language=en-GB}}</ref> It included elements of fiction such as descriptions of places, situations, and people, reflecting the author's own thoughts and outlook. Contemporaneous reviews noted how his background allowed him the breadth of insights to authoritatively describe people even when there are instances when he committed ethnic generalizations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/00/06/18/specials/theroux-bazaar.html|title=A Certified American in a Highly English Mode|website=archive.nytimes.com|access-date=2018-07-02}}</ref> Prior to the publication of ''The Great Railway Bazaar,'' Theroux lived in [[Africa]], [[Singapore]], and [[England]].

In a 2013 article,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/may/30/book-club-paul-theroux-railway|title=Paul Theroux on The Great Railway Bazaar – Guardian book club|last=Theroux|first=Paul|date=2013-05-30|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-07-02}}</ref> Theroux outlined several inspirations that led him to embark on his journey and publish his experiences. These include his fascination for trains, which offered what he described as an opportunity to break monotony as well as a respite from work. He wrote:<blockquote>I could think clearly on the London trains and when, on the rare occasions, I travelled out of London – on the Exeter line via Sherborne, Yeovil, and Crewkerne, to visit my in‑laws, or on the Flying Scotsman on a journalistic assignment, my spirits revived and I saw with clarity that it might be possible to conceive a book based on a long railway journey.<ref name=":0" /></blockquote>

==Sequel==
In 2006, Theroux retraced the journey, finding that people and places had changed, and that while his earlier work was known in many places, he was not recognised in person. His account of this second journey was published as ''[[Ghost Train to the Eastern Star]]''.

==References==
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