by Paul Theroux · PUNTO DE LECTURA · tapa dura · ISBN 9788466306973
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«Las columnas de Hércules» is Paul Theroux's travel book, published by Punto de Lectura in hardcover (752 pages, in Spanish).
Paul Theroux travels the Mediterranean by land and sea, from the French Riviera and the Greek islands to postwar Croatia and Egypt, where he meets Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfuz. The journey ends in Tangier, in search of Beat writer Paul Bowles, and becomes a reflection on the history and peoples who inhabit the cradle of civilization.
Readers of travel literature and chronicles who want to discover the Mediterranean through the eyes of an experienced narrator.
Paul Edward Theroux is an American novelist and travel writer who has written numerous books, including the travelogue The Great Railway Bazaar (1975). Some of his works of fiction have been adapted as feature films. He was awarded the 1981 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel The Mosquito Coast, which was adapted for the 1986 movie of the same name and the 2021 television series of the same name.
