Books like Picture Palace by Paul Theroux
First publish date: 1978
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Paul Theroux
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Paul Theroux’s 1973 four‑month train voyage across the United Kingdom, Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia becomes a vivid record of travel, railroads, and personal encounters.
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Paul Theroux journeys from Cairo to Cape Town aboard rattletrap bus, forgotten train, and rusting steamer, exposing the true heart of Africa through its small villages, gritty cities, and everyday hardships.
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Paul Theroux retraces a 25,000‑mile, largely train‑borne voyage through Eastern Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus, Central Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, China, Japan, and Siberia, reflecting on the profound changes that have reshaped the region in three decades.
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A humorous journey through Britain and beyond, as an elderly aunt and her eclectic companions explore travel, adventure and family life.
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American mystery thriller where a grieving wife, Karen Hallam, travels to a haunted Tennessee mountain village to uncover why her husband, David, was murdered, unraveling family secrets, jealousy, and a long‑standing love with his half‑brother Trevor.
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Journeys of Paul Theroux through Corsica, Burma, Cape Cod, East Africa, Afghanistan, a leper colony, and the New York subways, compiled into an engaging travel essay collection.
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A harrowing fiction tale that centers on a kidnapping, exploring the psychological grip of fandom on those involved.
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A collection of writings from Paul Theroux's fifty years of travel. Included are writings from other travelers such as Charles Dickens, Eudora Welty, Anton Chekhov, Ernest Hemingway and many others.
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