Paul Theroux celebrates fifty years of wandering the globe in this collection of the best writing from the books that shaped him as a reader and traveler. Part philosophical guide, part miscellany, part reminiscence, "The Tao of Travel "contains excerpts from the best of Theroux's own work interspersed with selections from travelers both familiar and unexpected: " Vladimir Nabokov Eudora Welty Evelyn Waugh James Baldwin Charles Dickens Pico Iyer Henry David Thoreau Anton Chekhov Mark Twain John McPhee Freya Stark Ernest Hemingway Graham Greene and many others" PAUL THEROUX is the author of many highly acclaimed books, including "Ghost Train to the Eastern Star "and "Dark Star Safari. "He lives in Hawaii and on Cape Cod.
Paul Theroux
Paul Theroux is an acclaimed American travel writer and novelist known for his best-selling travelogue "The Great Railway Bazaar." His writing style is immersive and vivid, capturing the essence of the places he explores. Theroux's contributions to literature include a vast body of work that delves into the complexities of human nature and cultural differences.
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