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On the Plain of Snakes

Yazan: Paul Theroux
Seslendiren: Joseph Balderrama
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The master of contemporary travel writing, Paul Theroux, immerses himself in the beautiful and troubled heart of modern Mexico

Nogales is a border town caught between Mexico and the United States of America. A forty-foot steel fence runs through its centre, separating the prosperous US side from the impoverished Mexican side. It is a fascinating site of tension, now more than ever, as the town fills with hopeful border crossers and the deportees who have been caught and brought back. And it is here that Paul Theroux will begin his journey into the culturally rich but troubled heart of modern Mexico.

Moving through the deserts just south of the Arizona border, Theroux finds a place brimming with charm, yet visibly marked by both the US border patrol looming to the north and mounting discord from within. Attending local language and culinary schools, driving through the country and meeting its people, Paul Theroux gets under the skin of Mexico.

From the writer praised for his 'curiosity and affection for humanity in all its forms' (New York Times Book Review), On The Plain of Snakes is an urgent and mesmerising exploration of a region in conflict.

Praise for Paul Theroux:

'As cool as Maugham... as observant, intuitive, wry, inventive and eloquent as Graham Greene' Sunday Times

'Theroux's work remains the standard by which other travel writing must be judged' Observer

'The world's most perceptive travel writer' Daily Mail

'One of the most accomplished and worldly-wise writers of his generation' The Times©2019 Paul Theroux (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd North America Travel Writing & Commentary Latin Amerika Meksika
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Not just crisscrossing the border in his Massachussets car, Paul Theroux ventures south to Chiapas where he encounters trans people Muxes and writes about discrimination in Mexican society. Then he meets with masked subcomandante Marcos, leader of the Zapatista uprising and is invited to make a speech.

A brave book

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Great performer, lovely voice. But why do you treat commas like full stops (periods)? long pauses between listed items made for confusing listening. but still great.

Great voice but strange pauses

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A wonderful journey and very well read. A master of travel and scrivening. An inspiration.

A Sublime piece of work

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Really gripping story and descriptions, Paul Theroux is a wonderful travel writer and takes time to understand and explain something about the places he visits. I did not want this book to end.

Lovely narration and pronunciation of Mexican names and languages

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I found this to be an excellent book, with depth, as well as being interesting, educational and entertaining. It is quite eye-opening and some of it quite shocking.

It is the first book I have read from this author and was impressed, so will be looking at his other books now.

A an insightful and open open narrative of a journey in modern Mexico

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