The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia (Penguin Modern Classics)

by Paul Theroux

‘What time does the Khyber Mail get to Karachi?’ ‘Timetable says seven-fifteen in the night,’ said Rashid. ‘But we will be five and a half hours late.’ ‘Why?’ I asked. ‘We are always five and a half hours late. It is the case.’ I