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A novel in the guise of an autobiography by the author of Mosquito Coast follows a disaffected novelist's journey from a career in London under the wing of an eccentric mentor to a solitary return to his hometown. First serials, The New Yorker & Granta. 40,000 first printing. Tour.
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Prolific and popular writer Paul Theroux turns himself on his ear in My Other Life, the "story of a life I could have lived had things been different," as told by another Paul Theroux. The book, arranged in sections that resemble stories more than chapters, traces a life that at times looks quite a bit like Theroux's real one; at other times not at all. He treads the familiar ground of his Peace Corps days in Africa that some readers will recall from My Secret History. The story then careens through Singapore, London, marriage, writing, family, and divorce. And it is not only Theroux who is a walking contradiction in this work; other characters explore the notion of two lives, giving the sections a unifying subject and a resounding theme.
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Paul Theroux's highly acclaimed novels include Blinding Light, Hotel Honolulu, My Other Life, Kowloon Tong, and The Mosquito Coast. His renowned travel books include Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, Dark Star Safari, Riding the Iron Rooster, The Great Railway Bazaar, The Old Patagonian Express, and The Happy Isles of Oceania. He lives in Hawaii and on Cape Cod.
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- PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 039582527X
- ISBN 13 9780395825273
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages456
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