Paul Theroux
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| 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]]. | 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]]. | ||
| - | ==See also== | + | ==Adaptations== |
| - | *[[A Place for Paedophiles]] | + | * ''[[Saint Jack]]'' was filmed by director [[Peter Bogdanovich]] (1979). |
| + | * ''[[Doctor Slaughter]]'' was adapted as the film ''[[Half Moon Street (film)|Half Moon Street]]'' (1986). | ||
| + | * ''[[The Mosquito Coast (novel)|The Mosquito Coast]]'' was made into a [[The Mosquito Coast (film)|film of the same name]] (1986) and [[The Mosquito Coast (TV series)]] in 2021. | ||
| + | * ''[[Chinese Box]]'' (1997), a film about the [[British Empire|British]] handover of [[Hong Kong]] to the [[People's Republic of China]], credits Theroux as a source for the story, based on themes he explored in his 1997 novel ''[[Kowloon Tong (novel)|Kowloon Tong]]''. | ||
| + | * ''[[Marilyn Imrie#A Christmas Card|A Christmas Card]]'' was a [[radio play]] dramatized by [[Nick Warburton]] and directed by [[Marilyn Imrie]] for [[BBC Radio 4]], 29 December 1997. | ||
| + | * ''[[Lu Kemp#The Stranger at the Palazzo D'Oro|The Stranger at the Palazzo D'Oro]]'' was a radio play directed by [[Lu Kemp]] for [[BBC Radio 4]], 17 December 2004. | ||
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Paul Edward Theroux (born April 10, 1941) is an American travel writer and novelist, whose best known work of travel writing is perhaps The Great Railway Bazaar (1975). 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.
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Adaptations
- Saint Jack was filmed by director Peter Bogdanovich (1979).
- Doctor Slaughter was adapted as the film Half Moon Street (1986).
- The Mosquito Coast was made into a film of the same name (1986) and The Mosquito Coast (TV series) in 2021.
- Chinese Box (1997), a film about the British handover of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China, credits Theroux as a source for the story, based on themes he explored in his 1997 novel Kowloon Tong.
- A Christmas Card was a radio play dramatized by Nick Warburton and directed by Marilyn Imrie for BBC Radio 4, 29 December 1997.
- The Stranger at the Palazzo D'Oro was a radio play directed by Lu Kemp for BBC Radio 4, 17 December 2004.
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