Strangers in My Sleeper
Rail Journeys and Encounters on Indian Railways
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2006
New Holland Publishers (NZ) Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-86966-145-8 (ISBN)
New Holland Publishers (NZ) Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-86966-145-8 (ISBN)
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Intended for armchair travellers, Indiaphiles and railway enthusiasts, this book is broken down into chapters each describing a leg of Peter Riordan's journey, from Madras, across India and through Pakistan and Myanmar and back into India.
The gleaming iron threads that snake through the Indian subcontinent are the arteries transporting its lifeblood: a billion-plus people going about their daily lives. To Wellington journalist Peter Riordan the railways were the perfect means by which to melt among the people and engage them in conversation - to talk to the real, modern India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Strangers in my Sleeper follows him around a vast land on a hard wooden seat and introduces his fellow travellers - sadhus, businessmen, flirting couples, secret policemen, holidaymakers, government officials, salesmen and many others. Their views on life, love, politics, progress and commerce, together with the ever-changing view through his window over the jungles, deserts, plains, mountains and teeming cities, paint an exquisitely coloured portrait of a people in motion.
The gleaming iron threads that snake through the Indian subcontinent are the arteries transporting its lifeblood: a billion-plus people going about their daily lives. To Wellington journalist Peter Riordan the railways were the perfect means by which to melt among the people and engage them in conversation - to talk to the real, modern India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Strangers in my Sleeper follows him around a vast land on a hard wooden seat and introduces his fellow travellers - sadhus, businessmen, flirting couples, secret policemen, holidaymakers, government officials, salesmen and many others. Their views on life, love, politics, progress and commerce, together with the ever-changing view through his window over the jungles, deserts, plains, mountains and teeming cities, paint an exquisitely coloured portrait of a people in motion.
Peter Riordan was born in 1957 in New Plymouth. After studying political science at Otago University he worked as a journalist in New Zealand and Australia. He and his family live in Wellington. Peter's first book, Motorcycle Masala (Hazard Press 2000), won the City of Brisbane/Singapore Airlines Asia Pacific Travel Writers Award.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.11.2006 |
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Zusatzinfo | maps, b&w photos |
Verlagsort | Birkenhead |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 130 x 198 mm |
Gewicht | 368 g |
Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Asien |
ISBN-10 | 1-86966-145-1 / 1869661451 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-86966-145-8 / 9781869661458 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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