Bibliograph

Figures in a landscape, people and places : essays: 2001-2016, Paul Theroux

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Figures in a landscape, people and places : essays: 2001-2016, Paul Theroux

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Figures in a landscape

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Paul Theroux

Sub title

people and places : essays: 2001-2016

Summary

The Sunday Times bestseller Paul Theroux collects a rich feast of his writing and essays from travel to personal memoir published all together here for the first time Drawing together a fascinating body of writing from over 14 years of work, Figures in a Landscape ranges from profiles of cultural icons (Oliver Sacks, Elizabeth Taylor, Robin Williams) to intimate personal remembrances; from thrilling adventures in Africa to literary writings from Theroux's rich and expansive personal reading. Collectively these pieces offer a fascinating portrait of the author himself, his extraordinary life, restless and ever-curious mind

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