Mature
Audio only
Length19h 10m
About this audiobook
Paul Theroux, the author of the train travel classics The Great Railway Bazaar and The Old Patagonian Express, takes to the rails once again in this account of his epic journey through China. He hops aboard as part of a tour group in London and sets out for China's border. He then spends a year traversing the country, where he pieces together a fascinating snapshot of a unique moment in history. From the barren deserts of Xinjiang to the ice forests of Manchuria, from the dense metropolises of Shanghai, Beijing, and Canton to the dry hills of Tibet, Theroux offers an unforgettable portrait of a magnificent land and an extraordinary people.
Audiobook details
GenreTravel, Other
Length19 hrs 10 mins
Narrated byCharlie Anson
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJun 17, 2025
LanguageEnglish
More from Paul Theroux
Under The Wave At WaimeaPaul Theroux18h 21m$40 · $0.00
Sunrise with SeamonstersPaul Theroux17h 51m$40 · $0.00
Picture PalacePaul Theroux13h 11m$33 · $0.00
The Happy Isles of OceaniaPaul Theroux24h 8m$53 · $0.00
The Tao of TravelPaul Theroux9h 50m$29 · $0.00
The Bad Angel BrothersPaul Theroux12h 20m$29 · $0.00
Burma SahibPaul Theroux17h 51m$40 · $0.00
Fresh Air FiendPaul Theroux19h 37m$40 · $0.00
The Vanishing PointPaul Theroux13h 43m$33 · $0.00
Saint JackPaul Theroux8h 19m$26 · $0.00
Sailing Alone Around the WorldJoshua Slocum5h 24m$2 · $0.00
The Midwest Survival GuideCharlie Berens6h 6m$24 · $0.00
Local WondersTed Kooser6h 21m$14 · $0.00
A Haunted Road AtlasChristine Schiefer, Em Schulz6h 46m$17
Over the Edge of the WorldLaurence Bergreen6h 14m$24 · $0.00
The Worst Journey in the WorldApsley Cherry-Garrard20h 5m$32
What Really Happened In WuhanSharri Markson16h 28m$40 · $0.00
American RambleNeil King10h 58m$29 · $0.00
New York Nico's Guide to NYCNew York Nico4h 44m$20 · $0.00
In The Footsteps Of RamaVikrant Pande, Neelesh Kulkarni9h 45m$16 · $0.00
The Old WaysRobert Macfarlane11h 23m$20
Scott’s Last ExpeditionRobert Falcon Scott18h 35m$32
Never Leave the Dogs BehindBrianna Madia5h 37m$24 · $0.00
A Cook's TourAnthony Bourdain5h 50m$28 · $0.00
A Night to RememberWalter Lord5h 20m$14
The Mountains of California (Illustrated Edition)John Muir10h 1m$1 · $0.00
Touch the Top of the WorldErik Weihenmayer11h 18m$20 · $0.00
Mud, Sweat, and TearsBear Grylls9h 25m$29 · $0.00
Tokyo JunkieRobert Whiting11h 50m$23
NorthboundNaomi Arnold7h 21m$24 · $0.00
The Book of Proverbs (2020 Edition)Brian Simmons4h 48m1 (1)$10 · $0.00
PAW Patrol - Volume 16Unknown Author57m$7
The Holy Bible - 1 SamuelKing James2h 13m$3 · $0.00
KJV Holy BibleBroadStreet Publishing Group LLC96h 16m$10 · $0.00
The American Standard Bible — The Gospel of MatthewMatthew3h 56m$2 · $0.00
Everyday Chanakya | Time Management S01E08Radhakrishnan Pillai42m$4
Bad Fat Black GirlSesali Bowen6h 32m$24 · $0.00
The King James Audio Bible New Testament CompleteChristopher Glyn20h 2m5 (1)$12 · $0.00
Faiths CheckbookCharles Spurgeon12h 44m$11 · $0.00
Be Wild Be FreeAmber Fossey26m$7 · $0.00
My Favorite Husband, Vol. 1Hollywood 360, CBS Radio5h 40m$14
Designing Terry Pratchett’s DiscworldPaul Kidby3h 52m$20 · $0.00
The Chosen Book OneAmanda Jenkins, Kristen Hendricks, Dallas Jenkins3h 8m$10 · $0.00
The Lives of BrianBrian Johnson9h 45m$29 · $0.00
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the HorseCharlie Mackesy58m$11 · $0.00
Expository Thoughts on the Gospel of LukeJ.C. Ryle27h 13m$18 · $0.00
CrossroadsKaleb Dahlgren7h 56m$26 · $0.00
Across the RiverKent Babb11h 40m$29 · $0.00
Brain Training for RidersAndrea Monsarrat Waldo5h 56m$19 · $0.00
My Effin' LifeGeddy Lee17h 11m5 (1)$40 · $0.00
You may also like
The face of China : Travels in east, north, central and western ChinaE. G. Kemp7h 22m$2 · $0.00
Observations Upon the Windward Coast of AfricaJoseph Corry5h 2m$1 · $0.00
Amurath to AmurathGertrude Lowthian Bell13h 16m$2 · $0.00
An Introduction to Hegel's LogicAndy Blunden4h 53m$20
Sunrise with SeamonstersPaul Theroux17h 51m$40 · $0.00
The Best American Food Writing 2023Mark Bittman, Silvia Killingsworth8h 5m$26 · $0.00
My American DiaryClare Sheridan7h 19m$2 · $0.00
Seeing America First, with the Berry BrothersEleanor Colby54m$2 · $0.00
The PatchChris Turner14h 1m$23 · $0.00
A Wayfarer in ChinaElizabeth Kimball Kendall8h 24m$1 · $0.00
Modern Foundations of Ethics and Reason – 6 Classic Moral Philosophy EssaysBenedictus de Spinoza, Adam Smith, David Hume, Immanuel Kant, Arthur Schopenhauer, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche66h 55m$1
A Gringo in Mañana-LandHarry L. Foster9h 4m$2.30
Australasiatic Reminiscences.Daniel Bunce.6h 44m$1 · $0.00
The Much Too Promised LandAaron David Miller13h 20m$23 · $0.00
The New SpiritHavelock Ellis6h 55m$2 · $0.00
G.W.F. HEGEL - Ultimate CollectionGeorg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel243h 11m$2 · $0.00
Lost on Planet ChinaJ. Maarten Troost10h 49m$21 · $0.00
The Story of MusicHoward Goodall12h 9m$20
The Essence of Hegel's PhilosophyGeorg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel243h 17m$2 · $0.00
A Tour in Ireland. 1776-1779Arthur Young5h 3m$1 · $0.00