Displaying 1 of 1 2018 Title: Figures in a landscape : people and places : essays: 2001-2016 / Paul Theroux. Author: Theroux, Paul, author. Format: Book Publisher, Date: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018. Description: xvii, 386 pages ; 24 cm Summary: Paul Theroux’s latest collection of essays leads the reader through a dazzling array of sights, characters, and experiences. Travel essays take us to Ecuador, Zimbabwe, and Hawaii; gems of literary criticism reveal fascinating depth in the work of Henry David Thoreau, Graham Greene, Joseph Conrad, and Hunter Thompson. And in a series of breathtakingly personal profiles, we take a helicopter ride with Elizabeth Taylor, go surfing with Oliver Sacks, eavesdrop on the day-to-day life of a Manhattan dominatrix, and explore New York with Robin Williams. Subjects: Theroux, Paul. Theroux, Paul -- Travel. Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography. Genre: Essays. Travel writing. Other Title: Essays. Selections People and places : essays: 2001-2016 People & places : essays: 2001-2016 Notes: "An Eamon Dolan book." Contents: Introduction: Study for figures in a landscape -- My drug tour: searching for ayahuasca -- Thoreau in the wilderness -- Liz in Neverland -- Greeneland -- Hunter in the kingdom of fear -- Conrad at sea -- Simenon's world -- Dr. Sacks, the healer -- Nurse Wolf, the hurter -- Robin Williams: "Who's he when he's at home?" -- Tea with Muriel Spark -- Mrs. Robinson revisited -- Talismans for our dreams -- The rock star's burden -- Living with geese -- Trespassing in Africa -- The seizures in Zimbabwe -- Stanley: the ultimate African explorer -- Paul Bowles: not a tourist -- Maugham: up and down in Asia -- English hours: nothing personal -- Traveling beyond Google -- Hawaii: islands upon islands -- Mockingbird in Monroeville -- Benton's America -- My life as a reader -- The real me: a memory -- Life and the magazine -- Dear old dad: memories of my father -- The trouble with autobiography. ISBN: 9780544870307 System Availability: 10 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 0 # Local items in: 0 # System items in: 10 Reserve Please select and request a specific volume by clicking one of the icons in the 'Availability' section below. Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Suggestions and more Author Biography PAUL THEROUX is the author of many highly acclaimed books. His novels include The Lower River and The Mosquito Coast, and his renowned travel books include Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, Dark Star Safari, and Deep South. - (Houghton) Large Cover Image Librarian's View Map It Displaying 1 of 1
