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Theroux, Paul

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Occupation: Author

Description: Exotic locales, colorful characters, and wry commentary are hallmark features of the novels and travel writing of prolific author Paul Theroux. In his travel books he frequently opts for the road (or crumbling bus) less travelled in his vivid, perceptive, candid, witty (sometimes snide) portraits of exotic landscapes, bustling communities, humble paupers, and arrogant bureaucrats. This extensive travel experience also informs his atmospheric suspense fiction, which features similarly vivid foreign settings and colorful characters in tersely written tales of intrigue involving the tumultuous political landscape within these places. Start with: The Great Railway Bazaar (nonfiction); The Mosquito Coast (fiction)

Gender: Male

Nationality: American

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Link: http://www.paultheroux.com/

Label: Theroux, Paul

Link: http://www.paultheroux.com/

Description: Exotic locales, colorful characters, and wry commentary are hallmark features of the novels and travel writing of prolific author Paul Theroux. In his travel books he frequently opts for the road (or crumbling bus) less travelled in his vivid, perceptive, candid, witty (sometimes snide) portraits of exotic landscapes, bustling communities, humble paupers, and arrogant bureaucrats. This extensive travel experience also informs his atmospheric suspense fiction, which features similarly vivid foreign settings and colorful characters in tersely written tales of intrigue involving the tumultuous political landscape within these places. Start with: The Great Railway Bazaar (nonfiction); The Mosquito Coast (fiction)

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Gender: Male

Birth place

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Nationality: American

Occupation: Author

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The person Theroux, Paul represents an individual (alive, dead, undead, or fictional) associated with resources found in City Libraries, City of Gold Coast.
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Character Only applied to fiction books, character appeal is especially for those readers who love books because of the characters.