Paul Theroux

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Born

10 April 1941

Works

264

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Writing · Medford, Massachusetts, United States

Paul Edward Theroux (born April 10, 1941) is an American novelist and travel writer. He was awarded the 1981 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel The Mosquito Coast, which was adapted for the 1986 movie of the same name and the 2021 television series of the same name. He is the father of English-American authors and documentary filmmakers Marcel and Louis Theroux, the brother of authors…

Known for

• Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene — Self2013
• Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown2013
• Blackpool Wakes — Self1989

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Paul Edward Theroux (born April 10, 1941) is an American travel writer and novelist, whose best known work of travel writing is perhaps The Great Railway Bazaar (1975). He has published numerous works of fiction, some of which were made into feature films. He was awarded the 1981 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel The Mosquito Coast on which the 1986 movie is based. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Paul+Theroux">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. Nonparametric Estimation from Incomplete Observations

   · 1958 · cited 70,815x

2. “Mini-mental state”

   · 1975 · cited 68,270x

3. Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support

   · 2009 · cited 46,797x

4. Cytoscape: A Software Environment for Integrated Models of Biomolecular Interaction Networks

   · 2003 · cited 45,719x

5. SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python

   · 2020 · cited 36,474x

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Quotes

• “Fiction gives us a second chance that life denies us.”
• “Travel is glamorous only in retrospect.”
• “The realization that he is white in a black country, and respected for it, is the turning point in the expatriate’s career. He can either forget it, or capitalize on it. Most choose the latter.”
• ““Mustn’t grumble” was the most English of expressions. English patience was mingled inertia and despair. What was the use? But Americans did nothing but grumble! Americans also boasted. "I do some pretty incredible things” was not an English expression. "I’m fairly keen" was not American. Americans were showoffs — it was part of our innocence — we often fell on our faces; the English seldom showed off, so they seldom looked like fools.”
• “The Peace Corps is a sort of Howard Johnson’s on the main drag into maturity.”
• “I have always disliked being a man. The whole idea of manhood in America is pitiful, in my opinion. This version of masculinity is a little like having to wear an ill-fitting coat for one's entire life (by contrast, I imagine femininity to be an oppressive sense of nakedness).”

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Key facts

Born

Paul Edward Theroux , ( 1941-04-10 ) April 10, 1941 (age 85) , Medford, Massachusetts , U.S.

Occupation

Novelist travel writer short story writer literary critic

Education

University of Maine , University of Massachusetts, Amherst ( BA )

Period

1967–present

Spouse

Anne Castle ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1967 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1993 ) ​ Sheila Donnelly ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1995 ) ​

Children

Marcel Theroux Louis Theroux

Relatives

Alexander Theroux (brother) Peter Theroux (brother) Justin Theroux (nephew)

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