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The Elephanta Suite | [Paul Theroux]
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The Elephanta Suite

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  • by Paul Theroux
  • Narrated by Fidous Bamji
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  • LENGTH
    10 hrs and 9 mins
  • RELEASE DATE
    10-23-08
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Publisher's Summary

Paul Theroux, a highly acclaimed master of travel narratives, whisks listeners away on illuminating journeys to far-flung locales all across the globe in works like Dark Star Safari. The Elephanta Suite weaves together three captivating novellas, each conveying the thrill - and possible danger - experienced by Westerners intent on losing themselves in the mystical splendor of India.

©2007 Paul Theroux; (P)2008 Recorded Books, LLC.

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"[Theroux is] an irresistible storyteller." (Chicago Tribune)

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    Susan CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, United States 04-11-13
    Susan CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, United States 04-11-13 Member Since 2013
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    "This is awful."
    Would you try another book from Paul Theroux and/or Fidous Bamji?

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    Everyone in this book is unpleasant, and I found the stories pointless. I'm not a fan of cliffhanger endings pretending to be deep.

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    matthew san diego, CA, United States 03-30-13
    matthew san diego, CA, United States 03-30-13 Member Since 2008

    I am an English teacher in China and can now read and write some Chinese.I have been to 8 countries on 4 continents.I am an avid audiophile and also read a great deal.i play chess,cook,love world music and embrace the outdoors at every opportunity.My favorite listens have all been adventure driven,but I can also appreciate stuff related to science,business and even fiction.

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    "A perspective on modern India"

    A group of three short stories in exotic India.The best of which is about a lawyer who doesn't particularly like India on his first visit,but is sucked into the vortex of this maddening place on subsequent visits.He becomes vegetarian and embraces the Indian culture.Meanwhile,his Indian partner becomes successful in America.There is a lot to understanding the grift that Indian people have succumbed to in order to survive.I had a small taste of it in a short visit to Sri Lanka.Everyone has a scam that seems very plausible to our western ears in order to wrest small amounts of cash from even the most wary of travelers.This isn't Theroux's best work,but it is much better than some of the fiction he has put out.

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