Deep South by Paul Theroux
Deep South of America is a place of contradictions. There is the warm, open spirit of the soul food cafes, found in every town, no matter how small. There is the ruined grandeur of numberless ghostly towns, long abandoned by the industries that built them. This book is about this place.
Publisher's descriptionFor the first time, renowned travel writer Paul Theroux turns his penetrating gaze homeward, exploring the extraordinary places and peoples of the American Deep South. From soul food and wide open roads to endemic poverty and simmering racial tension, he journeys to the heart of a vivid and mesmerising world. * Penguin *
His ability to sum up a people or a city in a few lines is undiminished * Daily Telegraph *
Theroux's work remains the standard by which other travel writing must be judged * Observer *
The world's most perceptive travel writer * Daily Mail *
[Theroux] has the power to transport us and get under the skin of a place... the stories in Deep South make for a compelling listen -- Duncan Minshull, BBC Radio 4
This engrossing book reminds us that despite the poverty, maybe because of it, everyone has a story to tell and it's the writer's job to bear such testimony * Financial Times *
His ability to sum up a people or a city in a few lines is undiminished * Daily Telegraph *
Theroux's work remains the standard by which other travel writing must be judged * Observer *
The world's most perceptive travel writer * Daily Mail *
[Theroux] has the power to transport us and get under the skin of a place... the stories in Deep South make for a compelling listen -- Duncan Minshull, BBC Radio 4
This engrossing book reminds us that despite the poverty, maybe because of it, everyone has a story to tell and it's the writer's job to bear such testimony * Financial Times *
Paul Theroux has written many works of fiction and travel writing, including the modern classics The Great Railway Bazaar, The Old Patagonian Express, My Secret History and The Mosquito Coast. He won the Edward Stanford Award for Outstanding Contribution to Travel Writing 2020. Paul Theroux divides his time between Cape Cod and the Hawaiian islands.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780241969359 |
| ISBN 10 | 0241969352 |
| Title | Deep South |
| Author | Paul Theroux |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2016-03-03 |
| Number of pages | 464 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year 2016 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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