Paul Theroux

Paul Theroux
Theroux in September 2008
Theroux in September 2008
BornPaul Edward Theroux
(1941-04-10) April 10, 1941 (age 83)
Medford, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • travel writer
  • short story writer
  • literary critic
EducationUniversity of Maine
University of Massachusetts, Amherst (BA)
Period1967–present
Spouse
  • Anne Castle
    (m. 1967; div. 1993)
  • Sheila Donnelly
    (m. 1995)
Children
Relatives

Paul Edward Theroux (/θəˈr/;[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.

  1. ^ "Paul Theroux". Bookclub. September 1, 2013. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  2. ^ How to pronounce Paul Theroux (American English/US) - PronounceNames.com, retrieved 2023-01-19