Paul Theroux books catalogue

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Paul Edward Theroux is an American writer, best known for his travelogues and novels More

Paul Edward Theroux is an American writer, best known for his travel writing and novels. One of his most influential works is The Great Railway Bazaa r (1975), a classic travelogue in which Theroux recounts a long train journey from Britain, through both Western and Eastern Europe, and on through Asia to Japan, before retracing his steps. This book quickly became a standard work in the travel writing genre.

In addition to travel books, Theroux also writes fiction. One of his best-known novels is The Mosquito Coast , a story about an eccentric inventor who moves with his family to the jungles of Central America in the hope of creating a utopia there. This novel was made into a film, which made the story even more widely known. Theroux's writing style is characterized by his astute observations and often ironic view of the world around him, both in his fiction and in his travel writing.

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Full name

Paul Theroux

Born

Medford, Massachusetts, 10 april 1941

Nationality

American

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Particular profession

Writer

Number of books

109