Sunrise with Seamonsters

Sunrise with Seamonsters
ISBN-10
0395415012
ISBN-13
9780395415016
Category
Literary Collections
Pages
384
Language
English
Published
1986
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Author
Paul Theroux

Description

This book brings together a variety of experiences and adventures from the travels of the best-selling author to such places as Corsica, Burma, Cape Cod, East Africa, Afghanistan, a leper colony, and the New York subways

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