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Deep South


A work of Non-fiction


Subgenres:

  • Travel Writing,
  • American South,
  • Cultural Criticism
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This book is for you if you're into...

  • Road trips through Mississippi and South Carolina with unexpected encounters
  • Meeting preachers, mayors, and gun show regulars in their element
  • Travel writing that digs into local food, music, and tough realities
Publisher Description

Paul Theroux has spent decades roaming the globe and writing of his experiences with remote people and far-flung places. Now, for the first time, he turns his attention to a corner of America—the Deep South.

On a winding road trip through Mississippi, South Carolina, and elsewhere below the Mason-Dixon, Theroux discovers architectural and artistic wonders, incomparable music, mouth-watering cuisine—and also some of the worst schools, medical care, housing, and unemployment rates in the nation.

Most fascinating of all are Theroux's many encounters with the people who make the South what it is—from preachers and mayors to quarry workers and gun show enthusiasts. With his astute ear and penetrating mind, Theroux once again demonstrates his remarkable gift for getting strangers to reveal themselves in this eye-opening excursion into his own country.

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