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Paul Theroux

Born

in Medford, Massachusetts, The United States

April 10, 1941

Website

http://www.paultheroux.com/

Genre

Travel, Nonfiction, Fiction

Influences

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Paul Edward Theroux is an American travel writer and novelist, whose best known work is The Great Railway Bazaar (1975), a travelogue about a trip he made by train from Great Britain through Western and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, through South Asia, then South-East Asia, up through East Asia, as far east as Japan, and then back across Russia to his point of origin. Although perhaps best known as a travelogue writer, Theroux has also published numerous works of fiction, some of which were made into feature films. He was awarded the 1981 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel The Mosquito Coast.

He is the father of Marcel and Louis Theroux, and the brother of Alexander and Peter. Justin Theroux is his nephew.
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	The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia 3.90 avg rating — 20,049 ratings — published 1975 — 56 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town 3.99 avg rating — 14,918 ratings — published 2002 — 46 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mosquito Coast 3.81 avg rating — 12,827 ratings — published 1981 — 108 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Old Patagonian Express: By Train Through the Americas 3.95 avg rating — 10,679 ratings — published 1979 — 79 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Riding the Iron Rooster 4.03 avg rating — 9,209 ratings — published 1988 — 63 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghost Train to the Eastern Star 4.05 avg rating — 7,018 ratings — published 2008 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific 4.02 avg rating — 6,381 ratings — published 1992 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads 3.78 avg rating — 5,494 ratings — published 2015 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pillars of Hercules 3.95 avg rating — 4,942 ratings — published 1995 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Kingdom by the Sea 3.75 avg rating — 4,556 ratings — published 1983 — 59 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Paul Theroux (?)

“Fiction gives us a second chance that life denies us.”
― Paul Theroux

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“Travel is glamorous only in retrospect.”
― Paul Theroux

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“Tourists don't know where they've been, travelers don't know where they're going.”
― Paul Theroux

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The following books are related to Honduras or Hondurans. In other words, the setting is in that country or the main character, who embodies its culture, emigrates. Another option is the write-in box to add a different book title on this topic. The winning selection is for the group reading of June 2022. In case of a tie at the end, the coordinator, who does not ordinarily vote, will make a choice.

Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario

7 votes, 53.8%

The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston

3 votes, 23.1%

The Mosquito Coast by Paul Theroux

1 vote, 7.7%

Jungleland: A Mysterious Lost City, a WWII Spy, and a True Story of Deadly Adventure by Christopher S. Stewart

1 vote, 7.7%

Complete Works and Other Stories by Augusto Monterroso (write-in)

1 vote, 7.7%

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