 paul edward theroux (born april 10, 1941) is an american travel writer and novelist, whose best known work of travel writing is perhaps the great railway bazaar (1975). he has published numerous works of fiction, some of which were made into feature films. he was awarded the 1981 james tait black memorial prize for his novel the mosquito coast on which the 1986 movie is based. he is the father of british authors and documentary makers louis theroux and marcel theroux, the brother of authors alexander theroux and peter theroux, and uncle of the american actor and screenwriter justin theroux. ==early life== theroux was born in medford, massachusetts, the son of catholic parents; his mother, anne (nÃ©e dittami), was italian american, and his father, albert eugene theroux, was french-canadian. his mother was a gra
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