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Fresh-air Fiend

Travel Writings, 1985-2000
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'Vintage stuff, funny, shrewd and deliciously perceptive. Theroux needs no more than three or four strokes of his pen to complete the most vivid of pictures' The Times Whether visiting the King of the Lozis at a bend in the Zambezi river or crossing the United States in a railway car of unsurpassable luxury, relating his experiments with biblical dieting, or detailing the illneses and diseases suffered in half a lifetime of travel, Paul Theroux, the fresh-air fiend himself, is always an entertaining and honest guide. Full of startling encounters and memorable scenes, fascinating and sometimes bizarre locations, and enlightening musings on themes as various as sexual attraction and the point of travel writing itself, this extensive collection of his shorter pieces is a rich and remarkable book from a superb writer. 'An enthralling, stimulating, provocative collection' Daily Telegraph 'Frank and funny. Theroux may be one of our most prolific travel writers, but he is also one of our best' New Statesman

Author Biography:

Paul Theroux was born in Medford, Massachusetts in 1941. He has written many works of fiction and travel writing, including The Last Train to Zona Verde, Dark Star Safari, Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, Riding the Iron Rooster, The Great Railway Bazaar, The Elephanta Suite, A Dead Hand, The Tao of Travel and The Lower River. The Mosquito Coast and Dr Slaughter have both been made into successful films. Paul Theroux divides his time between Cape Cod and the Hawaiian islands. His most recent work is Deep South, which is published by Hamish Hamilton.
Release date NZ
August 4th, 2011
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Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Pages
480
Dimensions
129x198x29
ISBN-13
9780241950555
Product ID
10413757

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