TY  - BOOK
AU  - Theroux,Paul
TI  - Figures in a landscape: people and places
SN  - 9780241266472
U1  - 814.54THE/F 
PY  - 2018///
CY  - UK
PB  - Hamish Hamilton
KW  - Authors, American
KW  - TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues
KW  - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
KW  - LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays
N2  - "A delectable collection of Theroux's recent writing on great places, people, and prose"--
In the spirit of his much-loved Sunrise with Seamonsters and Fresh Air Fiend, Paul Theroux’s latest collection of essays leads the reader through a dazzling array of sights, characters, and experiences, as Theroux applies his signature searching curiosity to a life lived as much in reading as on the road. This writerly tour-de-force features a satisfyingly varied selection of topics that showcase Theroux’s sheer versatility as a writer. Travel essays take us to Ecuador, Zimbabwe, and Hawaii, to name a few. Gems of literary criticism reveal fascinating depth in the work of Henry David Thoreau, Graham Greene, Joseph Conrad, and Hunter Thompson. And in a series of breathtakingly personal profiles, we take a helicopter ride with Elizabeth Taylor, go surfing with Oliver Sacks, eavesdrop on the day-to-day life of a Manhattan dominatrix, and explore New York with Robin Williams.

An extended mediation on the craft of writing binds together this wide-ranging collection, along with Theroux’s constant quest for the authentic in a person or in a place
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