Ebook {Epub PDF} My Secret History by Paul Theroux

I'm a fan of Paul Theroux. At his best, he was one of America's most original literary voices from the seventies through the nineties. His masterpiece was "The Mosquito Coast," but when I'm in need of an old friend, I find that I return to "My Secret History" more than any of his books. My Secret History (Hardcover) Published June 9th by G.P. Putnam's Sons. Hardcover, pages. Author (s): Paul Theroux. ISBN: (ISBN ) Average rating.  · MY SECRET HISTORY is Paul Theroux's tour de force. It is the story of Andre Parent, a writer, a world traveler, a lover of every kind of woman he chances to /5(8).

'Nothing on the shelf has quite prepared the reader for My Secret History Parent saunters into the book aged fifteen, shouldering a Mossberg rifle as earlier, more innocent American heroes used to tote a fishing pole. In his pocket is a paperback translation of Dante's Inferno He is a creature of naked and unquenchable ego, greedy for sex, money, experience, another life. PAUL THEROUX My Secret History Chapter 1 I was born poor in rich America, yet my secret instincts were better than money and were for me a source of power. I had advantages that no one could take away from me - a clear memory and brilliant dreams and a knack for knowing when I was happy. I was at my happiest leading two lives, and it was a. My Secret History by Paul Theroux.

MY SECRET HISTORY is Paul Theroux's tour de force. It is the story of Andre Parent, a writer, a world traveler, a lover of every kind of woman he chances to meet in a life as varied as a man can lead. Description. Brilliantly written, erotically charged, My Secret History is Paul Theroux's tour de force. It is the story of Andre Parent, a writer, a world traveller, a lover of every kind of woman he chances to meet in a life as varied as a man can lead. It begins with his days as a Massachusetts altar boy, when his first furtive sexual encounter introduces him to the thrills of leading a double life. Brilliantly written, erotically charged, My Secret History is Paul Theroux's tour de force. It is the story of Andre Parent, a writer, a world traveller, a lover of every kind of woman he chances to meet in a life as varied as a man can lead. It begins with his days as a Massachusetts altar boy, when his first furtive sexual encounter introduces him to the thrills of leading a double life.