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Critical reception has been mixed. [3]Deep South received reviews from the Financial Times and The Independent, the latter of which wrote "At the end of the road, the veteran traveller catches a glimpse of an unfamiliar figure in the eyes of those he has met: to them, he realises with a profound shock, he is old.
Theroux has worked extensively with the celebrated photographer Steve McCurry. Their book The Imperial Way appeared in 1987, and McCurry's photographs are included in Theroux's Deep South [37] and On the Plain of Snakes. [36] Magazines such as Smithsonian and The National Geographic have paired Theroux and McCurry on assignments. [38]
- for non-fiction books by the author (in Theroux's case these are mostly Travelogues) Pages in category "Books by Paul Theroux" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Travelling The World - The Illustrated Travels of Paul Theroux (1990) The Happy Isles of Oceania (1992) The Pillars of Hercules (1995) Fresh Air Fiend (2000) Dark Star Safari (2002) Ghost Train to the Eastern Star (2008) The Tao of Travel (2011) The Last Train to Zona Verde (2013) Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads (2015)
The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia is a travelogue by American novelist Paul Theroux, first published in 1975.It recounts Theroux's four-month journey by train in 1973 from London through Europe, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, and his return via the Trans-Siberian Railway.
Figures in a Landscape, subtitled: People and Places; Essays: 2001-2016, is a collection of thirty essays, profiles, articles and book introductions all by Paul Theroux. [1] The thirty pieces cover a wide variety of topics including authors, artists, celebrities, Africa, travel experiences, reading and the craft of writing.
In the course of his travels, Theroux arranges meetings with several noteworthy figures of the literary scene. In Istanbul, Turkey, Theroux encounters writer and Nobel Prize in Literature recipient Orhan Pamuk. He also meets briefly with Elif Safak. In Sri Lanka, the science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke agrees to a visit from the author.
Dark Star Safari (2002) is a written account of a trip taken by American author Paul Theroux from Cairo, Egypt, to Cape Town, South Africa, via trains, buses, cars, and armed convoy. [2] Theroux had lived in Africa as a young and idealistic early member of the Peace Corps [ 3 ] and part of the reason for this trip was to assess the impact on ...