Figures in a landscape : people and places : essays: 2001-2016 / Paul Theroux.
Record details
- ISBN: 0544870301
- ISBN: 9780544870307 (hardback)
- ISBN: 9780544870307 : HRD
- ISBN: 0544870301 : HRD
- ISBN: 9780544870307 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0544870301 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xvii, 386 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
General Note: | "An Eamon Dolan book." |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: Study for figures in a landscape -- My drug tour: searching for ayahuasca -- Thoreau in the wilderness -- Liz in Neverland -- Greeneland -- Hunter in the kingdom of fear -- Conrad at sea -- Simenon's world -- Dr. Sacks, the healer -- Nurse Wolf, the hurter -- Robin Williams: "Who's he when he's at home?" -- Tea with Muriel Spark -- Mrs. Robinson revisited -- Talismans for our dreams -- The rock star's burden -- Living with geese -- Trespassing in Africa -- The seizures in Zimbabwe -- Stanley: the ultimate African explorer -- Paul Bowles: not a tourist -- Maugham: up and down in Asia -- English hours: nothing personal -- Traveling beyond Google -- Hawaii: islands upon islands -- Mockingbird in Monroeville -- Benton's America -- My life as a reader -- The real me: a memory -- Life and the magazine -- Dear old dad: memories of my father -- The trouble with autobiography. |
Summary, etc.: | "A delectable collection of Theroux's recent writing on great places, people, and prose"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Subject: | Theroux, Paul. Theroux, Paul > Travel. Theroux, Paul > Books and reading. Authors, American > 20th century > Biography. |
Genre: | Essays. Travel writing. |
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Figures in a Landscape : People and Places
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Table of Contents
Figures in a Landscape : People and Places
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Introduction: Study for Figures in a Landscape | p. ix | |
1 | My Drug Tour: Searching for Ayahuasca | p. 1 |
2 | Thoreau in the Wilderness | p. 14 |
3 | Liz in Neverland | p. 26 |
4 | Greeneland | p. 49 |
5 | Hunter in the Kingdom of Fear | p. 81 |
6 | Conrad at Sea | p. 88 |
7 | Simenon's World | p. 95 |
8 | Dr. Sacks, the Healer | p. 107 |
9 | Nurse Wolf, the Hurter | p. 138 |
10 | Robin Williams: "Who's He When He's at Home?" | p. 173 |
11 | Tea with Muriel Spark | p. 190 |
12 | Mrs. Robinson Revisited | p. 196 |
13 | Talismans for Our Dreams | p. 201 |
14 | The Rock Star's Burden | p. 208 |
15 | Living with Geese | p. 213 |
16 | Trespassing in Africa | p. 222 |
17 | The Seizures in Zimbabwe | p. 226 |
18 | Stanley: The Ultimate African Explorer | p. 246 |
19 | Paul Bowles: Not a Tourist | p. 251 |
20 | Maugham: Up and Down in Asia | p. 258 |
21 | English Hours: Nothing Personal | p. 264 |
22 | Traveling Beyond Google | p. 274 |
23 | Hawaii: Islands upon Islands | p. 281 |
24 | Mockingbird in Monroeville | p. 292 |
25 | Benton's America | p. 306 |
26 | My Life as a Reader | p. 316 |
27 | The Real Me: A Memory | p. 326 |
28 | Life and the Magazine | p. 336 |
29 | Dear Old Dad: Memories of My Father | p. 341 |
30 | The Trouble with Autobiography | p. 374 |
Acknowledgments | p. 389 |