Paul Theroux

Paul Theroux
Theroux in September 2008
Born	Paul Edward Theroux (1941-04-10) April 10, 1941 (age 83) Medford, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation	Novelist travel writer short story writer literary critic
Education	University of Maine University of Massachusetts, Amherst (BA)
Period	1967–present
Spouse	Anne Castle ​ ​ (m. 1967; div. 1993)​ Sheila Donnelly ​ (m. 1995)​
Children	Marcel Theroux Louis Theroux
Relatives	Alexander Theroux (brother) Peter Theroux (brother) Justin Theroux (nephew)
Paul Theroux's voice from the BBC programme Bookclub, September 1, 2013.[1]

Paul Edward Theroux (/θəˈruː/;^[2] born April 10, 1941) is an American novelist and travel writer who has written numerous books, including the travelogue The Great Railway Bazaar (1975). Some of his works of fiction have been adapted as feature films. He was awarded the 1981 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel The Mosquito Coast, which was adapted for the 1986 movie of the same name and the 2021 television series of the same name.

He is the father of English-American authors and documentary filmmakers Marcel and Louis Theroux, the brother of authors Alexander Theroux and Peter Theroux, and uncle of the American actor and screenwriter Justin Theroux.