The Rapid East Train

A book titled "The Great Eastern Train.. Travel Memoirs" by author John Dos Passos, with an Arabic translation by translator Khaled Al-Jabali. Before John Dos Passos gained fame as a novelist and critic of American society, he held a high position for his exceptional ability to highlight and depict the features of beauty. In this book, "The Great Eastern Train," which is considered one of the most important travel literature books, John Dos Passos focuses in his memoirs on the journey he made across Eastern Europe, the Near East, and the Middle East on the scenes, sounds, and smells, rather than focusing on the plot or characters. In the book "The Great Eastern Train," Dos Passos employs his instincts as a painter of mountain ranges, dirty alleys, finding beauty everywhere. His tour and journey extend from Tbilisi in Georgia to Baku in Armenia, and Marrakech in Morocco, from Khasvin in Iran to Baghdad in Iraq, and Damascus in Syria. He crossed the Syrian desert, saw the effects of Greek-Turkish war, went to the Caucasus, explored Persia during Reza Khan's rise, and documented the emergence of Iraq by the British. His message is clear and relevant to contemporary travelers: that the East is teeming with holiness and happiness just as the West is.