Fresh Air Fiend
Book description
Paul Theroux's first collection of essays and articles devoted entirely to travel writing, FRESH AIR FIEND touches down on five continents and floats through most seas in between to deliver a literary adventure of the first order, with the incomparable Paul Theroux as a guide. From the crisp quiet of…
Why read it?
1 author picked Fresh Air Fiend as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Paul Theroux has long led the field of travel writing and is a favourite of many.
This book is untypical in that it is a series of essays and articles and thus provides a broad introduction to his writing and surely an encouragement to read his other books. It demonstrates for me the power of shorter pieces to give a real flavour of places and their character.
A great read, the sort of book I keep by the bed and love dipping into rather than reading straight through.
From Patrick's list on feeding your lust for travel.
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