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Authors Paul Theroux

Steve McCurry

The problem for the later biographer will be separating the invention in his nonfiction and the fact in his fiction, two categories of the literary form that Theroux has always chosen (in that excusing word) to “subvert.”

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V.S. Naipaul

I put out my hand but Vidia was preoccupied with the possibility of falling silent. Anyway, he rarely shook hands, and when he did his grip was limp and reluctant, as though fearing a taint.

Read the full piece at Sir Vidia's Shadow Paul Theroux Sir Vidia's Shadow 1998
Creation

Banquets, perorations and sanctimonious chat cannot entirely displace one’s craving for so much of what Mr. Vidal, speaking through Spitama, has ignored: a sense of place and the uneven texture of common humanity.

Read the full piece at New York Times Paul Theroux New York Times 1981