Paul theroux books list of books by author paul theroux. Feb 03, 2011 paul theroux has written many works of fiction and travel writing, including the modern classics the great railway bazaar, the old patagonian express, my secret history and the mosquito coast. It is the story of andre parent, a writer, a world traveller, a lover of every kind of woman he chances to. The book takes you through the world of andre parent, a writer who. But where the anonymous victorian rake served his lust straight up, theroux uses liaison and coupling mostly as chaser to a watery blend of his more rabelaisian fiction saint jack. He subsequently taught at the university of singapore, and during his three years there produced a collection of short stories,sinning with annie. My secret history by paul theroux signed first edition book.
However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Penguin books limited, dec 15, 2011 fiction 576 pages. My secret history ebook by paul theroux 9780307790262. At his best, he was one of americas most original literary voices from the seventies through the nineties. The programme features julian barnes, the history of the world in 10 12 chapters, the widow by carolyn slaughter and paul theroux, my secret history recounts the socalled secret history of andy. In my secret history, awardwinning writer paul theroux offers the reader an exciting insight into the doublelife of andre parent in six compelling snapshots. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Every writer writes basically about himself, some more hidden, others more openly, but theroux does so with a vengeance also his travel books are more about theroux. Paul theroux, arguably the most renowned living travel writer, has capped a fifty year writing career with the tao of travel, a collection of travel storiesby himself and others. Paul theroux on the tao of travel the john adams institute.
His renowned travel books include ghost train to the eastern star, dark star safari, and the great railway bazaar. Both my secret history 1989 and my other life 1996 by paul theroux are fictionalized memoirs, hovering on the borders of autobiography, fiction and even partly travelogue. Paul theroux has written a shelf full of books25 in alland unlike. Jan 01, 1989 both my secret history 1989 and my other life 1996 by paul theroux are fictionalized memoirs, hovering on the borders of autobiography, fiction and even partly travelogue. This title accurately conveys the tone of picture palace, in which a famous septuagenarian female photographer looks back on her long public career and thinks about her extremely private and unrequited passion for her brother. The result in my secret history is a wonderful bookno doubt spiced with. Paul theroux download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. My secret history by paul theroux overdrive rakuten. Written with a rare intensity of both intelligence and feeling.
Publication date 1989 topics americans, travelers publisher new york, ny. The grumpy travellers perfect companion books the guardian. Apr 08, 2020 paul theroux, in full paul edward theroux, born april 10, 1941, medford, massachusetts, u. Paul therouxs acclaimed novels include blinding light, hotel honolulu, my other life, kowloon tong, and the mosquito coast. My secret history isbn 9780449912003 pdf epub paul. He wrote his next three novels,fong and the indians, girls at playand jungle lovers, after a fiveyear stay in africa. With a title that brings to mind the memoirs of a great spy or double agent, theroux the mosquito coast. I liked the book quite a lot, particularly the first chapter, entitled altar boy 1956, which dealt with clashing views. A number of paul theroux s previous novels could well have been called my secret history. This title accurately conveys the tone of picture palace, in which a famous septuagenarian female photographer looks back on her long public career and thinks about her extremely private and unrequited passion for. Illustrations by tom james sex and its substitutes 1982 theroux, paul december, 1982. His masterpiece was the mosquito coast, but when im in need of an old friend, i find that i return to my secret history more than any of his books.
Paul theroux, the travel writer famous for his badtempered books. The traveller paul theroux a word on words npt paul theroux, author of deep south, talks about the role of the novel. Nothing on the shelf has quite prepared the reader of my secret history. He won the edward stanford award for outstanding contribution to travel writing 2020. Paul theroux, in full paul edward theroux, born april 10, 1941, medford, massachusetts, u. Some have criticized theroux for an absence of originality in this novel, arguing that he has written autobiography rather than fiction. Mass market paperbacki assumed this would be a travel book as so many of his titles are. Paul theroux, the travel writer famous for his badtempered books about the world, points at his socks. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. It is the story of andre parent, a writer, a world.
Like in the 19thcentury pornographic classic my secret life, the overt emphasis in theroux s new, admittedly semiautobiographical, novel is on sex. It is the story of andre parent, a writer, a world traveler, a lover of every kind of woman he chances to meet in a life as varied as a man can lead. From his days as an altar boy, to his job as a teenaged lifeguard, and then as a youth caught between the attentions of a beautiful young student. He won the edward stanford award for outstanding contr. Where to download my secret history paul theroux my secret history paul theroux marcel theroux on the secret books the brilliant marcel theroux returned to shakespeare and company to discuss his new novel the secret books. Until 1971 he taught english in malawi, uganda, and singapore.
My secret history by paul theroux and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Paul theroux divides his time between cape cod and the hawaiian. My secret history is a novel by paul theroux published in june 1989 by putnam adult in the us and hamish hamilton in the uk. Paul theroux was born in medford, massachusetts, in 1941, and published his first novel, waldo, in 1967. Like in the 19thcentury pornographic classic my secret life, the overt emphasis in therouxs new, admittedly semiautobiographical, novel is on sex. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the uk. The family arsenal by paul theroux and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available. Outstanding biographical work by theroux, couched as fiction to allow for creative license. The family arsenal by paul theroux and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Paul theroux produces another semiautobiographical, fictionalised account of his travels in africa, and marital life in london. Bbc world service meridian, my secret history paul theroux. Jun 24, 2018 at the same time, he seems mildly gratified to be recognised as the author of novels such as saint jack, the mosquito coast and my secret history.
In my secret history, awardwinning writer paul theroux offers the reader an exciting insight into the doublelife of andre parent in six. My secret history by paul theroux abebooks abebooks. Every writer writes basically about himself, some more hidden, others more openly, but theroux does so with a vengeance also his travel books are more about theroux than about the countries he visits. Riding the iron rooster reveals the secret life and. Nothing on the shelf has quite prepared the reader. Paul theroux is notorious for mixing fact and fiction in his books and refusing to say which is which, but this is nothing beside his slipperiness in interview. My secret history is a literary bildungsroman where the reader peers inside the mind of a writer as he establishes himself over a career.
His renowned travel books include ghost train to the eastern star, dark star. Theroux graduated from the university of massachusetts in 1963. It is the story of andre parent, a writer, a world traveller, a lover of every kind of woman he chances to meet in a life as varied as a man can lead. A number of paul therouxs previous novels could well have been called my secret history. Paul theroux divides his time between cape cod and the hawaiian islands. This book struck me for one great aspect or running theme people always have a secret life, one or the other, morally satisfying or not, and that second you, will always be your true self. My secret history and the mosquito coast but it is the travel books. At the same time, he seems mildly gratified to be recognised as the author of novels such as saint jack, the mosquito coast and my secret history. My secret history 1996 read online free book by paul. From his days as an altar boy, to his job as a teenaged lifeguard, and then as a youth caught between the attentions of a beautiful. My secret history by theroux, paul and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. My secret history isbn 9780449912003 pdf epub paul theroux. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus.
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