Paul Theroux has written fiction and nonfiction for more than 35 years. His books on Patagonia, Oceania, and Hong Kong have made him the most acclaimed travel writer of our time. Dark Star Safari chronicles a rail journey the entire length of Africa. His most recent book is Blinding Light, a novel. He lives in Cape Cod and Hawaii, where he sells his own brand of honey.
Paul Theroux appears in the following:
Animal Minds
Friday, November 26, 2021
Paul Theroux in the American South
Wednesday, October 07, 2015
Paul Theroux's Ultimate African Safari
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Celebrated travel writer Paul Theroux first went to Africa as a 22-year-old Peace Corps volunteer, and the pull of the continent never left him. In The Last Train to Zona Verde: My Ultimate African Safari, he tells what it was like to return, after 50 years on the road, to explore the little-traveled territory of western Africa and to take stock both of the place and of himself.
Paul Theroux's Narrow Escape
Friday, June 08, 2012
Animal Minds
Monday, January 11, 2010
London to Tokyo by Train
Friday, October 03, 2008
Events:
Paul Theroux will be signing ...
Memory
Friday, October 03, 2008
Envy, Beefs, Doctorow
Saturday, October 15, 2005
Kurt Andersen talks with writer Paul Theroux about the fierce rivalries that motivate artists to their best — and their worst. Theroux tells why his long friendship with V.S. Naipaul fell apart. We’ll hear a battle of the bands like we’ve never heard before, and watch the heroes of Hong ...
Envy, Upstage, Doppelganger
Saturday, April 26, 2003
Kurt Andersen and writer Paul Theroux talk about the fierce rivalries that motivate artists to be their best — and their worst. The heroes of Hong Kong action films put up their dukes, and hip hop artists pair off for battle. Plus, a look at what happens when the US ...
Special Guest: Paul Theroux
Saturday, April 26, 2003
Kurt Andersen and writer Paul Theroux look at artistic rivalries and how competition works its way through our culture.
Paul Theroux has written fiction and nonfiction for more than 35 years. His books on Patagonia, Oceania, and Hong Kong have made him the most acclaimed travel writer of ...