Paul Theroux: The World's Most Traveled Writer

Paul Theroux, is the author of over 50 books in fiction and nonfiction, which include The Great Railway Bazaar, Motherland,The Bad Angel Brothers, The Lower River, Jungle Lovers, and The Mosquito Coast. In Burma Sahib, Paul's latest novel, he explores one of English literature’s most beloved and controversial figures—George Orwell. In this week's episode of You Are What You Read, Paul takes us through his extensive research of the places Orwell lived, worked and wrote, and draws parallels between Orwell's adventures and his own. 

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