Books
July, 1992
As readers of his previous travel books, such as The Old Patagonian Express, Sailing Through China or Riding the Iron Rooster, know, Paul Theroux weaves masterful adventure sagas out of his everyday encounters in exotic settings. In The Happy Isles of Oceania (Putnam's), he delights us again as he paddles from island to island in a canvas kayak and discovers marvelous scenery and outlandish customs.On a winter day, Theroux departs London for a book-promotion tour of Australia and New Zealand wit...
