# Figures in a Landscape

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- Book: [Figures in a Landscape](https://www.bookquiver.com/paul-theroux/figures-in-a-landscape) ([Figures in a Landscape.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/paul-theroux/figures-in-a-landscape.md))
- Authors: [Paul Theroux](https://www.bookquiver.com/paul-theroux)
- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-02-4197-751-4
- Published: 2018-05-10
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

The Sunday Times bestseller Paul Theroux collects a rich feast of his writing and essays - from travel to personal memoir - published all together here for the first time Drawing together a fascinating body of writing from over 14 years of work, Figures in a Landscape ranges from profiles of cultural icons (Oliver Sacks, Elizabeth Taylor, Robin Williams) to intimate personal remembrances; from thrilling adventures in Africa to literary writings from Theroux's rich and expansive personal reading. Collectively these pieces offer a fascinating portrait of the author himself, his extraordinary life, restless and ever-curious mind.