Sunrise With Seamonsters · Travels and Discoveries, 1964-1984

Award winning Paul Theroux has written many iconic shorter pieces of travel writing which have been collected together in the captivating *Sunrise with Seamonsters*.

*Sunrise with Seamonsters* is Paul Theroux's immensely entertaining collection of his shorter writings, ranging from sketches to critical essays. Each piece marks a new 'confrontation with the world' and throws new light on the political and social climate of diverse cultures such as those of New York, Singapore, Ireland and Malawi. Others give a lively portrayal of the people Theroux has met or books and landscapes which have inspired him.

Above all, this is a fascinating perspective on two decades of travelling, writing and living away from home.

'As observant, intuitive, wry, inventive and eloquent as Graham Greene' *Sunday Times*

'Theroux is one of those damnably good writers for whom dullness is a cardinal sin and who seems unable to put a foot wrong. Certainly the brightest collection of essays to hit the streets in years'* Irish Times*

'One of the best literary travellers we have' *Evening Standard*

American travel writer Paul Theroux is known for the rich descriptions of people and places that is often streaked with his distinctive sense of irony; his other non-fiction titles, *Riding the Iron Rooster*, *The Happy Isles of Oceania*, *The Kingdom by the Sea*, *The Tao of Travel*, *Ghost Train to the Eastern Star*,* The Old Patagonian Express*, *The Great Railway Bazaar*,* Dark Star Safari*, *Fresh-air Fiend*, *Sir Vidia's Shadow*, *The Pillars of Hercules*, and his novels and collections of short stories, including the James Tait Black Memorial Prize winner *The Mosquito Coast *are available from Penguin.