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Paul Theroux

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American travel writer and novelist

United StatesWritersBorn 1941 · age 85
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Paul Edward Theroux is an American novelist and travel writer who has written numerous books, including the travelogue The Great Railway Bazaar (1975). Some of his works of fiction have been adapted as feature films.

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Paul Theroux
said · Jan 2, 2007
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Fogeydom is the last bastion of the bore and reminiscence is its anthem.

Remember the Cicadas and the Stars?, International Herald Tribune (January 2, 2007).

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Paul Theroux
said · Dec 2006
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Animal lovers often tend to be misanthropes or loners, and so they transfer their affection to the creature in their control.

Living With Geese, Smithsonian Magazine (December 2006).

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Paul Theroux
said · Oct 29, 1989
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Hawaii is not a state of mind, but a state of grace.

Observer (London, October 29, 1989).

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2015Patron’s Medal
1981James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1955Eagle Scout

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Paul Edward Theroux is an American novelist and travel writer who has written numerous books, including the travelogue The Great Railway Bazaar (1975). Some of his works of fiction have been adapted as feature films. He was awarded the 1981 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel The Mosquito Coast, which was adapted for the 1986 movie of the same name and the 2021 television series of the same name.

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United States
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Writers
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Writer / Author
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living
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Born 1941 · age 85
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27 languages

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