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My Other Life

A Novel

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My Other Life

By: Paul Theroux
Narrated by: David Dukes
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Spanning almost thirty years, My Other Life traces the journey of a fictional Paul Theroux—from young bachelorhood in Africa to his travels between continents, from in and out of marriage through various affairs and multiple means of employment. From his early education at the knee of a highly eccentric uncle until his years as a fledgling novelist in London under the wing of the rapacious Lady Max, this writer of different guises eventually retreats alone to his hometown, where he finds the raw material to begin again. This wry, worldly, erotic, and deeply moving account of one man's first half century is among the strongest works written by Theroux.

©1997 Paul Theroux (P)1997 Phoenix Books, Inc. Biographical Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Psychological Tear-jerking
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This is a masterful and entertaining listening experience.
Amongst a group of meandering short stories, It uncovers Theroux’s motivations for writing his travel books and fictional works and give insight into his thinking
( note ) I had the pleasure of briefly meeting Paul Theroux in Melbourne Australia when he was researching The happy isles of Oceania and appeared as the
fellow traveller.
I’m a life long reader of his books and this audio book was a pleasure to listen to

Theroux in his own words

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