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THE LOWER RIVERby Paul Theroux
Theroux has recaptured the sweep and density of his 1981 masterpiece The Mosquito Coast. That’s some achievement. Full review >
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THE TAO OF TRAVELby Paul Theroux
Alternatively pious and irreverent, this is an uneasy almanac of favorite quotes and advice for the would-be tourist that... Full review >
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GHOST TRAIN TO THE EASTERN STARby Paul Theroux
Fans of Theroux will say that he hasn’t lost his touch; the more critical will say that he breaks no new ground. Either way,... Full review >
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THE ELEPHANTA SUITEby Paul Theroux
Whether they realize it or not, Theroux’s characters are all seekers, and all of them wind up on paths much different from... Full review >
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A DEAD HANDby Paul Theroux
A novel of extremes—rationality and obsession, humanitarianism and selfishness, ecstasy and heartlessness. Full review >
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BLINDING LIGHTby Paul Theroux
Blinding Light fails to dazzle, or even illuminate. Full review >
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THE STRANGER AT THE PALAZZO D’OROby Paul Theroux
Material that still leaves you wishing Theroux would chuck the imagineering and get his cantankerous self back on the road. Full review >
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DARK STAR SAFARIby Paul Theroux
Engagingly written, sharply observed: another winner from Theroux. Full review >
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HOTEL HONOLULUby Paul Theroux
If you can get past the false modesty of the narrator, whose allusions to his discarded fame only make him sound smug,... Full review >
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FRESH AIR FIENDby Paul Theroux
for the first time. (Author tour) Full review >
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