Doctor Slaughter

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Paul Theroux

Het leven van Paul Theroux bestaat uit reizen en schrijven. Zijn oeuvre bevat titels als China per trein, De oude Patagonië-expres, Dark Star Safari en Het diepe Zuiden, en de romans De poort naar India en De benedenrivier. Hij woont in Hawaii en op Cape Cod. Op bol.com vind je alle boeken van Paul Theroux, waaronder het nieuwste boek van Paul Theroux.

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Paperback
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137
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Paul Theroux
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130 mm
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200 mm
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173 g

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  • Perfect novella

    Paul Theroux (PT) has written perhaps 50 travel books, novels and collections of stories situated in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. A number of his works have been televised; “The Mosquito Coast”, situated in Honduras, was made into a popular movie. He moves easily between fiction and controlled autobiography. His one foray into science fiction (“O-Zone”), written for his children, was quite rewarding. He published two studies of V.S. Naipaul, one admiring about the early works, the other scathing about the man himself, 30 years later.
    “Doctor Slaughter” is an unforgettable tale about ambition, confusion, penury, lust and betrayal in London, featuring a new American, PhD-holding female fellow of a British think tank, who soon embarks on a double life. There are many angles: poor living conditions and pay scales in London, the UK's pretension to play a role in a world that has slipped from its grasp; the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. And Lauren Slaughter's own psychological profile, which is quite alarming after reading the first two dozen pages...
    This novella was made into a well-received movie called “Half Moon Street”, starring Sigourney Weaver and Michael Caine.
    I consider this brief work one of PT's best achievements. It is a riveting tale and once begun, most readers will read on until it is finished. The 145 pages in fairly large print make this quite feasible. This is a slim stand-alone masterpiece. Publishers should make it available again as such. Why? It has not aged, it has no PC-induced flab, and its message is as acute as it was in the year of publication (1984). And it makes a perfect small surprise present to thinking people.
    As a stand-alone work it has been published as “Doctor Slaughter” and as “Half Moon Street”. It is available mostly second hand, with prices starting at EUR 0,01 and USD 0,01; it is also included in a collection of PT's short novels published in 2006. A neat, concise, terrifying story.

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