The Buddhist monk Tapa Snim I met in Burma in 2007, all of whose earthly possessions he carried in a small bundle slung on one shoulder.
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Paul Theroux
American travel writer and novelist
United States · b. 1941
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Paul Theroux, 72, was born in Massachusetts. After graduating, he travelled to Africa, where he worked as a teacher and university lecturer. In the 1970s, he settled in Britain, where he lived for 17 years. His novels include The Mosquito Coast, but he is best known for travel books such as The Great Railway Bazaar and Dark Star Safari. In 1996, VS Naipaul sold a book that Theroux had signed for him, sparking a feud between the authors and leading to Theroux's damning memoir Sir Vidia's Shadow. He has two sons, Marcel, a novelist, and Louis, a documentary-maker. His latest book, The Last Train To Zona Verde, is published on 30 May.
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