The first sentence of Paul Theroux's "The Pillars of Hercules" is still one of my favorites
@cyrilpedia yes! one of the very best travel writers. The Dunnetts is another favourite (can’t find which book starts with them).
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@andrewplested Let me know if you can place it (I cant).
My first Theroux was when I read the Mosquito Coast as a teenager - and loved it.
@andrewplested Thanks - clearly time to re-read it!
@cyrilpedia I searched through 7 books and then asked Google. In my searches I found many beautiful passages. What a writer.
It’s in Pillars of Hercules, which apparently I don’t have. But not that close to the start. In my recollection he was in one of those eternal railway compartments.
https://books.google.de/books?id=c_FnJFPOxCIC&pg=PA131&lpg=PA131&dq=paul+theroux+%22dunnits%22&source=bl&ots=DQ73AzhSdf&sig=ACfU3U1rTxlBarjBlfdd0K56B94qBZ-Xkg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiBmYzdptWBAxUIVfEDHUSfDXkQ6AF6BAgWEAI#v=onepage&q=paul%20theroux%20%22dunnits%22&f=false