Fresh-air fiend :
Theroux, Paul
Fresh-air fiend : travel writings, 1985-2000 / Paul Theroux. - London : Penguin books, 2011. - xxiv, 452 p. ; 20 cm.
Originally published: 2000.
Includes bibliographical references.
"Whether visiting the King of the Lozis at a bend in the Zamberi river or crossing the United States in a railway car of unsurpassable luxury, relating his experiments with biblical dieting or detailing the illnesses and diseases suffered in half a lifetime of travel, Paul Theroux, the fresh-air fiend himself, is always an entertaining and honest guide.
Full of startling encounters and memorable scenes, fascinating and sometimes bizarre locations, and enlightening musings on themes as various as sexual attraction and the point of travel writing itself, this extensive collection of his shorter pieces ins a rich and remarkable book from a superb writer."-- Publisher's description.
9780241950555 0241950554
Theroux, Paul--Travel
Travel writing
Voyages and travels
818.5403
Fresh-air fiend : travel writings, 1985-2000 / Paul Theroux. - London : Penguin books, 2011. - xxiv, 452 p. ; 20 cm.
Originally published: 2000.
Includes bibliographical references.
"Whether visiting the King of the Lozis at a bend in the Zamberi river or crossing the United States in a railway car of unsurpassable luxury, relating his experiments with biblical dieting or detailing the illnesses and diseases suffered in half a lifetime of travel, Paul Theroux, the fresh-air fiend himself, is always an entertaining and honest guide.
Full of startling encounters and memorable scenes, fascinating and sometimes bizarre locations, and enlightening musings on themes as various as sexual attraction and the point of travel writing itself, this extensive collection of his shorter pieces ins a rich and remarkable book from a superb writer."-- Publisher's description.
9780241950555 0241950554
Theroux, Paul--Travel
Travel writing
Voyages and travels
818.5403