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Paul Theroux returns home — to guns and evangelism

The globe-trotting Theroux finally explores America — and finds the deep South more foreign than anywhere abroad

12 December 2015

9:00 AM

12 December 2015

9:00 AM

Deep South Paul Theroux

Hamish Hamilton, pp.441, £20, ISBN: 9780241146729

During the first ten pages of this long work Paul Theroux, on a journey through the American South, meets two citizens of Alabama. The first, encountered in Tuscaloosa when he asked the way to the Cornerstone Full Gospel Baptist Church, was named Lucille, called him ‘Mr Paul’, said ‘Ain’t no strangers here, Baby’, took him to the church and said ‘Be Blessed’ when they parted.

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