USA: Author Paul Theroux at the Chicago Public Library during his book tour for 'Ghost Train to the Eastern Star', 25 September 2008

Paul Edward Theroux (born April 10, 1941) is an American travel writer and novelist, whose best known work of travel writing is perhaps The Great Railway Bazaar (1975).

He has published numerous works of fiction, some of which were made into feature films. He was awarded the 1981 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel The Mosquito Coast.

Paul Theroux has travelled extensively in and written about Asia, as well as Europe, Africa, The Americas and Oceania.

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