Summary
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
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241950494 |
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| ISBN-10: | 024195049X |
| Author: | Paul Theroux |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 576 |
| Release Date: | 13 April 2011 |
| Weight: | 394g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 34mm |
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Critics Review
“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
About The Author
Paul Theroux
Paul Theroux has written many works of fiction and travel writing, including the modern classics The Great Railway Bazaar, The Old Patagonian Express, My Secret History and The Mosquito Coast. He won the Edward Stanford Award for Outstanding Contribution to Travel Writing 2020. Paul Theroux divides his time between Cape Cod and the Hawaiian islands.
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