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Beschreibung
In this collection of Theroux's shorter travel writings he writes of sweatshops in Dongguan massage parlours in Kowloon jellyfish in Palau and bomb craters on Chrsitmas Island.

Whether visiting the King of the Lozis at a bend in the Zambezi river or crossing the United States in a railway car of unsurpassable luxury relating his experiments with biblical dieting or detailing the illneses and diseases suffered in half a lifetime of travel Paul Theroux the fresh-air fiend himself is always an entertaining and honest guide.

Full of startling encounters and memorable scenes fascinating and sometimes bizarre locations and enlightening musings on themes as various as sexual attraction and the point of travel writing itself this extensive collection of his shorter pieces is a rich and remarkable book from a superb writer.

'Theroux remains the standard by which other travel writing must be judged' Observer

Paul Therouxhas written many works of fiction and travel writing including the modern classic The Great Railway Bazaar The Old Patagonian Express My Secret History and The Mosquito Coasts. Paul Theroux divides his time between Cape Cod and the Hawaiian islands.
In this collection of Theroux's shorter travel writings he writes of sweatshops in Dongguan massage parlours in Kowloon jellyfish in Palau and bomb craters on Chrsitmas Island.

Whether visiting the King of the Lozis at a bend in the Zambezi river or crossing the United States in a railway car of unsurpassable luxury relating his experiments with biblical dieting or detailing the illneses and diseases suffered in half a lifetime of travel Paul Theroux the fresh-air fiend himself is always an entertaining and honest guide.

Full of startling encounters and memorable scenes fascinating and sometimes bizarre locations and enlightening musings on themes as various as sexual attraction and the point of travel writing itself this extensive collection of his shorter pieces is a rich and remarkable book from a superb writer.

'Theroux remains the standard by which other travel writing must be judged' Observer

Paul Therouxhas written many works of fiction and travel writing including the modern classic The Great Railway Bazaar The Old Patagonian Express My Secret History and The Mosquito Coasts. Paul Theroux divides his time between Cape Cod and the Hawaiian islands.
Über den Autor
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. He won the Edward Stanford Award for Outstanding Contribution to Travel Writing 2020. Paul Theroux divides his time between Cape Cod and the Hawaiian islands.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Reiseberichte
Region: Reiseerzählungen
Rubrik: Reisen
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780241950555
ISBN-10: 0241950554
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Theroux, Paul
Hersteller: Penguin
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 198 x 129 x 28 mm
Von/Mit: Paul Theroux
Erscheinungsdatum: 04.08.2011
Gewicht: 0,57 kg
Artikel-ID: 134472684

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