Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads

by Paul Theroux

Book Overview

One of the most acclaimed travel writers of our time turns his unflinching eye on an American South too often overlooked Paul Theroux has spent fifty years crossing the globe, adventuring in the exotic, seeking the rich history and folklore of the far away. Now, for the first time, in his tenth travel book, Theroux explores a piece of America -- the Deep South. He finds there a paradoxical place, full of incomparable music, unparalleled cuisine, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0544323521
• ISBN13: 9780544323520
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Delightful look by an "outsider"

This up-close at out of the way places is delightfully educational. Everyday customs, locales, and its occupants are overlooked by Southerners who have not travelled or lived elsewhere. Mr. Theroux appreciates it all.