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Bezig met laden... Ondergrondsdoor Paul Theroux
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Recommended: Cowardice (1967), Traveling Home (1979), John McEnroe, Jr. (1979), Subterranean Gothic (1981), Graham Greene's Traveling Companion (1981), Being a Man (1983) ( ) From literary criticism to a perspective on John McEnroe, Sunrise with Seamonsters has an eclectic collection of Paul Theroux' writings spanning twenty years. Mr. Theroux writes about Richard Nixon's memoirs and of a meeting with the man. There is a fawning piece on V. S. Pritchett and an admiring essay on V. S. Naipaul. I have yet to read In Sir Vidya's Shadow, but considering the sour relationship the two men have had, I expect to like it. The essays in this collection are chronologically arranged but there is no single theme. Mr. Theroux expounds on travel, politics, writers he likes, The Orient Express and the function of patronage in an artist's development. As a fan, I found some of the essays revealing about Mr. Theroux philosophy towards travel and writing. The Cerebral Snapshot is a persuasive argument against carrying a camera while traveling. The author's experiences as a teacher in Malawi, Uganda and finally in Singapore provide vivid context to his subsequent writings. An enjoyable work. Recommended
''All anyone can do,'' Mr. Theroux writes, is to ''try to be honest about what he feels, what he's seen or thinks he's seen,'' and in these essays, he does just that. While he does not make the noisy gestures of a Mailer, does not offer the agonized introspection of a Didion, he is - in his own, low-key way - just as gusty, personal and astonishing a writer. Erelijsten
Literary Criticism.
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HTML: The journeys of Paul Theroux take place not only in exotic, unexpected places of the world but in the thoughts, reading, and emotions of the writer himself. A gathering of people, places, and ideas in fifty glittering pieces of gold. .Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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