One year before he published his first book in 1967, Paul Theroux met the acclaimed writer V.S. Naipaul. At first, Theroux was guided by the older writer, but as the years passed they became each other's editors, confidants and teachers.
One year before he published his first book in 1967, Paul Theroux met the acclaimed writer V.S. Naipaul. At first, Theroux was guided by the older wri...
Theroux's characters risk venturing far beyond India's well-worn paths to discover woe or truth or peace. A holidaying middle-aged couple veer heedlessly from idyll to chaos. A buttoned-up Boston lawyer finds relief in Mumbai's reeking slums, and a young woman befriends an elephant in Bangalore.
Theroux's characters risk venturing far beyond India's well-worn paths to discover woe or truth or peace. A holidaying middle-aged couple veer heedles...
A doubled, Janus-faced novel that combines the surfaces of memoir and travelogue with cunning fiction, My Secret History moves from Boston, across Africa, to London and also journeys into the depths of the human heart.
A doubled, Janus-faced novel that combines the surfaces of memoir and travelogue with cunning fiction, My Secret History moves from Boston, across Afr...
In his collected short stories we find the essence of Paul Theroux's experience, spanning 25 years of writing. His characters live all over the world, each seeking happiness or escape, often finding themselves in alien situations.
In his collected short stories we find the essence of Paul Theroux's experience, spanning 25 years of writing. His characters live all over the world,...
When Jilly becomes Millroy the Magician's assistant, she feels safe for the first time in her lonely life. But as Millroy's messianic fervour grows, so too do the doubts of Jilly, without whose soul and spirit Millroy cannot make magic.
When Jilly becomes Millroy the Magician's assistant, she feels safe for the first time in her lonely life. But as Millroy's messianic fervour grows, s...
This collection of travel writings is full of startling encounters and memorable scenes, fascinating and sometimes bizarre locations, and enlightening musings on themes as various as sexual attractions and the point of travel writing itself.
This collection of travel writings is full of startling encounters and memorable scenes, fascinating and sometimes bizarre locations, and enlightening...
Spencer Savage, a young American consul, is posted to Ayer Hitam, a small Malaysian town, in the 1970s. Told to close down this remote outpost in the sweltering jungle, he instead finds himself drawn to the many characters he meets among the Malays, Indians, Japanese, Chinese and the clubbable expat Brits.
Spencer Savage, a young American consul, is posted to Ayer Hitam, a small Malaysian town, in the 1970s. Told to close down this remote outpost in the ...
At first Jack was the youngest drinker at the Bandung Club, but now at 53 he is almost a fixture at the bar. Expatriates like him begin to fear dying, and Jack still wants to convert his perfect dream of magic into reality.
At first Jack was the youngest drinker at the Bandung Club, but now at 53 he is almost a fixture at the bar. Expatriates like him begin to fear dying,...
