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 paul edward theroux novelist travel writer short story writer literary critic
paul theroux

paul edward theroux -lrb- born april 10 , 1941 -rrb- is an american travel writer and novelist , whose best known work of travel writing is perhaps `` the great railway bazaar '' -lrb- 1975 -rrb- .
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 .
