The Consul's File (1977)

by Paul Theroux

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Vintage early Theroux. Especially liked the story about the guy with the earring. (

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AnnB2013 | Mar 14, 2013 |

Theroux is passionate about seeing new places and meeting new people. Although this collection is really fiction, there is a large amount of Theroux's own life that shows through in the gaps. (

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