Paul therouxs last novel, my secret history, deployed a cool transparency of. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. As usual with paul theroux, lots of character and place descriptions. The boston globehe knifes silently through the shadows of the steamy chicago summer night, prowling. Although theroux has also written travel books in general and about various modes of transport, his name is synonymous with the literature of train travel. Chicago loop 1st edition1st printing paul theroux books tell. Paul theroux has written many thoughtful and provocative books, but none that has delved into the tortured mind of an individual who is driven to commit a. Oct 25, 2015 a more naunced question will likely elicit more constructive responses. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Chicago loop terrific title is another book that has a cold, clear surface and a.
He knifes silently through the shadows of the steamy chicago summer night, prowling for lonely souls who need his help. Paul theroux books list of books by author paul theroux. Books by paul theroux authors like paul theroux what. Editions of chicago loop by paul theroux goodreads. As a potential responder, i wonder if you have read any of his books. Not one of my favorites by this author, but not bad either. A parable of particularly male madness, theroux s forceful, disturbing novel follows to their farthest reaches the compulsions of a successful chicago realestate developer who lives in the suburbs wi.
Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Buy a cheap copy of chicago loop book by paul theroux. Click to read more about chicago loop by paul theroux. I liked all the allusions to life in the 80s and early 90s. Buy chicago loop first edition by theroux, paul isbn. Paul theroux the secret life of a successful chicago realestate developer who murders a woman he meets through a personal. A parable of particularly male madness, therouxs forceful, disturbing novel follows to their farthest reaches the compulsions of a successful chicago realestate developer who lives in the. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Parker jagoda is a conspicuously successful chicago architect who drives a bmw, eats a diet rigorously purged of. Paul theroux the secret life of a successful chicago realestate developer who murders a woman he meets through a personal ad is the subject of theroux s forceful and disturbing novel.
The boston globe he knifes silently through the shadows of the steamy chicago summer night, prowling for lonely souls who need his help. Paul theroux parker jagoda, average real estate executive, needs more than sexual kicks inside his marriage. Paul theroux has written many thoughtful and provocative books, but none that has delved into the tortured mind of an individual who is driven to commit a brutal sexual crime. Video domestic fiction adventure stories adventure fiction american fiction fiction in english american writers 1945 texts jungles travel fathers readers secondary readers for new literates americans honduras. A parable of particularly male madness, therouxs forceful, disturbing novel follows to their farthest reaches the compulsions of a successful chicago realestate developer who lives in the suburbs wi. He has published numerous works of fiction, some of which were adapted as feature films. Paul theroux s acclaimed novels include blinding light, hotel honolulu, my other life, kowloon tong, and the mosquito coast.
I also enjoyed his description of urban life in the late 1980s in chicago loop. The characters in therouxs fiction got at the depths of what it feels like to be human in a way that no one in my world had the faculty to address. Paul theroux born 1941 was an expatriate american writer of numerous works of fiction and of the chronicles of his own travels by train throughout the world. Paul edward theroux born april 10, 1941 is an american travel writer and novelist, whose bestknown work is the great railway bazaar 1975. Works by or about paul theroux bibliography at internet archive.
Apr 08, 2020 paul theroux, in full paul edward theroux, born april 10, 1941, medford, massachusetts, u. Chicago loop hardcover march, 1991 by paul theroux author. A parable of particularly male madness, therouxs forceful, disturbing novel follows to their farthest reaches the compulsions of a successful chicago real estate. One of these books that is hard to put down, yet hard to continue due to its intensity and strangeness. Evocative, breathtaking, intriguing, here is the armchair travelers guide to the sites of the world he makes us feel we know. The secret life of a successful chicago realestate developer who murders a woman he meets through a personal ad is the subject of theroux s forceful and disturbing novel. Author and travel writer paul theroux does what no one else can. The desperate come to him, answering his ads with promises of romantic evenings and possibly a future, never suspecting that they are the prey, chosen to.
It was published by random house and has a total of 196 pages in the book. I enjoy his style of describing characters and the local color of places. Paul theroux joins critics on first edition 1984 writing about his appearence on the tv book show first edition, michiko kakutani says that theroux is as poised in person as he is in print. His renowned travel books include ghost train to the eastern star, dark star safari, and the great railway bazaar. List of the published work of paul theroux, american novelist, short story writer and travel writer. American by birth and itinerant by nature, paul theroux is in the great tradition of english writers who do it all and do it well. Buy chicago loop by paul theroux online at alibris. Chicago loop novel, a novel by paul theroux disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title chicago loop. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering.
Each of his books comes with the guarantee of a new, enriching and often disturbing experience. To best ensure the health and safety of library staff and the general public, resource sharing between libraries will be temporarily suspended. This duality can be absolutely literal, as in the characters double lives in my secret history and chicago loop, or come through more subtly in the divided lives for characters like maude coffin pratt in picture palace and the fictional paul theroux of my other life. The secret life of a successful chicago realestate developer who murders a woman he meets through a personal ad is the subject of therouxs forceful and disturbing novel.
The title of this book is chicago loop and it was written by paul theroux. Theroux graduated from the university of massachusetts in 1963. Throwing his devoted readers for a loop chicago tribune. There is no greater praise for a writer opining about a country than the appreciation and approval of its native sons. Two of mexicos greatest living writers wrote these comments on the launch of paul therouxs newest book and first on mexico, on the plain of snakes. American by birth and itinerant by nature, paul theroux is in the great. He was a keen observer of the relationships between people and their environments. Mar 31, 2017 author of the great railway bazaar, the kingdom by the sea, the mosquito coast, riding the iron rooster, the old patagonian express, doctor slaughter, sunrise with seamonsters, chicago loop paul theroux open library. Paul therouxs acclaimed novels include blinding light, hotel honolulu, my other life, kowloon tong, and the mosquito coast. Paul theroux changing publishers after 20 years 1985.
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