Biographie de Paul Theroux
Paul Theroux was born in Medford, Massachusetts, in 1941 and published his first novel, WALDO, in 1967. His subsequent novels include THE BLACK HOUSE; THE FAMILY ARSENAL; PICTURE PALACE, winner of the Whitbread Prize for Fiction; THE MOSQUITO COAST; O-ZONE; MY SECRET HISTORY; CHICAGO LOOP; MILLROY THE MAGICIAN; MY OTHER LIFE; and KOWLOON TONG. Paul Theroux has also published numerous travel books, including THE GREAT RAILWAY BAZAAR; THE OLD PATAGONIAN EXPRESS; RIDING THE IRON ROOSTER; THE HAPPY ISLES OF OCEANIA; and THE PILLARS OF HERCULES. His most recent books have been SIR VIDIA'S SHADOW, a memoir of his friendship with Sir Vidia Naipaul, and FRESH-AIR FIEND, a collection of travel writings. Jonathan Raban has described him as 'the most gifted, most prodigal writer of his generation'.