Quintessential travel articles and thoughtful essays by the observant, witty and skeptical travel writer and novelist. Part One: 1964-1978 includes: Winter in Africa; Leper Colony; V.S. Naipaul; Memories of Old Afghanistan; The Night Ferry to Paris; and A Circuit of Corsica
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" early paul theroux, has his peace corp times here too. "
— Tuck, 2/5/2010" I've read and loved several of his short stories and couldn't wait to read his early travel writing and Peace Corps experiences, but I just couldn't get into these essays. Maybe I'll try again later... "
— Jennifer, 1/17/2009" A young Paul Theroux with all the makings of an important writer but too distracted by his own image of self-importance. "
— David, 6/23/2008Paul Theroux is an American travel writer and novelist. His novels include highly acclaimed books, including Burma Sahib, The Bad Angel Brothers, The Lower River, Jungle Lovers, and The Mosquito Coast. His renowned travel books include Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, On the Plain of Snakes, and Dark Star Safari.
Norman Dietz is a writer, voice-over artist, and audiobook narrator. He has won numerous Earphones Awards and was named one of the fifty “Best Voices of the Century” by AudioFile magazine. He and his late wife, Sandra, transformed an abandoned ice-cream parlor into a playhouse, which served “the world’s best hot fudge sundaes” before and after performances. The founder of Theatre in the Works, he lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.