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My Secret History: A Novel

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

My Secret History: A Novel

Contributors:

By (Author) Paul Theroux

ISBN:

9780241950494

Publisher:

Penguin Books Ltd

Imprint:

Penguin Books Ltd

Publication Date:

13th April 2011

UK Publication Date:

3rd February 2011

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Dewey:

813.54

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

576

Dimensions:

Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 34mm

Weight:

394g

Description

An addictive, compelling and racy novel by a writer popular all over the world 'Nothing on the shelf has quite prepared the reader for My Secret History . . . Parent saunters into the book aged fifteen, shouldering a .22 Mossberg rifle as earlier, more innocent American heroes used to tote a fishing pole. In his pocket is a paperback translation of Dante's Inferno . . . He is a creature of naked and unquenchable ego, greedy for sex, money, experience, another life' Jonathan Raban, Observer

Reviews

"Merges the two genres he's famous for... My secret history is about the permanence of marriage in the face of mistrust and infidelity; it's about the wisdom of women and the foolishness of men; and it's about mature love as the necessary and sometimes successful antidote to youthful selfishness."
-- the New York Times Book Review
"Consistently entertaining... Theroux's hero is a man of ironic intelligence and amusing self-awareness."
-- Time

Author Bio

Paul Theroux was born in Medford, Massachusetts in 1941. He has written many works of fiction and travel writing, including The Last Train to Zona Verde, Dark Star Safari, Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, Riding the Iron Rooster, The Great Railway Bazaar, The Elephanta Suite, A Dead Hand, The Tao of Travel and The Lower River. The Mosquito Coast and Dr Slaughter have both been made into successful films. Paul Theroux divides his time between Cape Cod and the Hawaiian islands. His most recent work is Deep South, which is published by Hamish Hamilton.

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