· "My Other Life" is a quasi-memoir, built around short stories -- the big and illuminating moments around which people eventually construct their personal histories. Theroux claims it is a book of fiction, and perhaps it is. But the main character's name is Paul Theroux, and his experiences and titled output very much resemble the author's.5/5(5). MY OTHER LIFE. An ``imaginary memoir'' in which its author and other real people become the protagonists of fictional stories, from the prolific novelist and travel writer (Millroy the Magician, ; The Pillars of Hercules, , etc.). It's an episodic recounting of particulars we know to be similar to the facts of Theroux's life: Peace. · My Other Life is presented as a series of vignettes--almost short stories, really--and focuses more (though not exclusively) on Theroux's writing career. The segments are hit and miss, but the writing is always good/5(68).
My Other Life (Signed Copy +) by Theroux, Paul and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at www.doorway.ru In the Washington Post Book World, Sven Birkerts called this exuberant novel. Like My Secret History, this is a fictionalized account of Theroux's adult life. My Other Life is presented as a series of vignettes--almost short stories, really--and focuses more (though not exclusively) on Theroux's writing career. The segments are hit and miss, but the writing is always good.
My Other Life by Paul Theroux and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at www.doorway.ru My Other Life is presented as a series of vignettes--almost short stories, really--and focuses more (though not exclusively) on Theroux's writing career. The segments are hit and miss, but the writing is always good. "My Other Life" is a quasi-memoir, built around short stories -- the big and illuminating moments around which people eventually construct their personal histories. Theroux claims it is a book of fiction, and perhaps it is. But the main character's name is Paul Theroux, and his experiences and titled output very much resemble the author's.
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