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On the Plain of Snakes: A Mexican Journey (By the Book)
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On the Plain of Snakes: A Mexican Journey (By the Book)

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 / 8 October 2019

Paul Theroux is among PopMatters' favorite travel writers. In this excerpt of On the Plain of Snakes, wherein he traverses the Mexico/US border, Theroux takes us to the ancient city of Oaxaca, bringing forth the dignity of its Zapotec and Mixtec people.

The Many Benefits of Travel: Paul Theroux’s ‘Figures in a Landscape’
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The Many Benefits of Travel: Paul Theroux’s ‘Figures in a Landscape’

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 / 12 June 2018

Travel of the kind Theroux has spent a lifetime doing would compel anyone to develop patience, a love of solitude and anonymity, a constant alertness, and a resourceful toughness.

The Absolution of Paul Theroux’s ‘Saint Jack’ in a World Lacking Irony
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The Absolution of Paul Theroux’s ‘Saint Jack’ in a World Lacking Irony

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 / 7 October 2016
The narrative of Paul Theroux's (and later Peter Bogdanovich's) Saint Jack offers a palliative to the high-priced hedonism taking place in an American-owned compound in Singapore.
Paul Theroux’s ‘Deep South’ Takes Us Inside America’s Third World
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Paul Theroux’s ‘Deep South’ Takes Us Inside America’s Third World

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 / 3 September 2015
After a career spent traveling the world, Paul Theroux makes a revelatory journey through the blighted, wounded, struggling, well-armed, and resilient small towns of the American South.
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The Dead Hand: A Crime in Calcutta by Paul Theroux

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 / 29 March 2010
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Ghost Train to the Eastern Star by Paul Theroux

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 / 4 September 2008
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The Elephanta Suite by Paul Theroux

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 / 26 November 2007