Paul Theroux: Adventurer, Novelist, and NYT Best-Selling Travel Writer

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🗓️ 14 April 2021

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Celebrated NYT best-selling author Paul Theroux on Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People podcast. Paul has lived an extraordinary life traveling the globe writing many highly acclaimed books. His novels include The Lower River and The Mosquito Coast, and his renowned travel books include Ghost Train to the Eastern Star and Dark Star Safari and the upcoming book about Hawaii and surfing, Under the Wave at Waimea. “Theroux’s work is like no one else’s.” –Francine Prose, New York Times Book Review You’ve probably also heard of The Mosquito Coast. This book won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1981, and it was made into a movie in 1986 directed by Peter Weir starring Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, and River Phoenix. It’s now inspired a new Apple TV+ series starring Justin Theroux, who is coincidentally the author’s nephew which will be out at the end of April. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:44.3	I'm Guy Kawasaki, and this is remarkable people.
0:52.4	This episode's remarkable guest is Paul Theroux,
0:55.9	whose name I mispronounce,
0:57.9	threw out the entire interview.
1:01.1	He's one of the best known travel writers in the world.
1:04.3	The Great Railway Bazaar,
1:06.0	a book about his epic railway trip from the UK to Japan and back,
1:10.3	is considered a classic in travel writing.
1:13.5	You've probably also heard of the Mosquito Coast.
1:16.5	This book won the James Tall Black Memorial Prize in 1981, and it was made into a movie in
1:22.5	1986.
1:24.6	In 2015, the Royal Geographical Society awarded him the Royal Medal for, quote,
1:30.9	the encouragement of geographical discovery through travel writing.
1:34.8	Other recipients of this medal include Sir Edmund Hillary, Admiral Richard Bird, and Dr. Thor Heyerdahl.
1:42.5	In this episode, you'll learn why getting your book banned isn't necessarily a bad thing,
1:48.3	how travel teaches you that you're small and the world is big, the power of walking and biking
1:53.6	to encourage the writing muse, and how to survive a year of travel along the Mexican-U.S.
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