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Figures in a Landscape: People and Places. Paul Theroux. HMH/Dolan, $28 (400p) ISBN 978-0-544-87030-7. Novelist and travel writer Theroux ( Mother Land) is at the top of his game with his third ...
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 build up a fascinating portrait of Paul Theroux's restless, ever-curious mind.
Figures in a Landscape: People and Places. Paperback – 7 May 2019. Drawing together classic Theroux pieces from the past 14 years, this new collection offers a comprehensive and deeply searching portrait of its acclaimed author - a kind of autobiography through work. Figures in a Landscape ranges from profiles of cultural icons (Oliver Sacks ...
- Paul Theroux
Figures in a Landscape: People and Places is not really a memoir by author Paul Theroux—it is more of a collection of 30 essays and remembrances about his travels. Writing in his late 70s, Theroux says books have led him astray—books led him to Africa, India, Burma (Myanmar), Patagonia, and ‘to the ends of the earth.’ He writes of the ...
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- Paul Theroux
This is the third volume of essays by the novelist and travel writer Paul Theroux, written in the years 2001–2016 and previously appearing in publications such as The New York Times and Granta.
25. Apr. 2019 · Figures in a Landscape: People and Places. Paperback – 25 April 2019. 'Wonderful... Evidence of both the breadth of Theroux's interests and his skill in bringing them to life' Sunday Times Culture. Drawing together a fascinating body of writing from over 14 years of work, Figures in a Landscape ranges from profiles of cultural icons (Oliver ...
- Paperback
- Paul Theroux
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 build up a fascinating portrait of Paul Theroux's restless, ever-curious mind.
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- Paul Theroux
