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Also Known As	Paul Edward Theroux
Born	April 10, 1941 (age 83) • Medford • Massachusetts
Awards And Honors	Costa Book Awards (1978)
Notable Works	“A Dead Hand” • “Girls at Play” • “Jungle Lovers” • “Millroy the Magician” • “Mother Land” • “My Secret History” • “Saint Jack” • “The Family Arsenal” • “The Great Railway Bazaar” • “The Lower River” • “The Mosquito Coast” • “Under the Wave at Waimea”

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