Description
A celebrated American novelist nearing the end of his career travels deep into Ecuador with his younger companion, seeking escape, inspiration, and perhaps a final great subject. Their journey through the country’s remote backcountry exposes tensions between literary ambition, desire, aging, and the uneasy relationship between observer and observed. When they return to Martha’s Vineyard, the experiences abroad continue to unsettle their lives and reshape the boundaries between fiction, memory, and reality. With sharp wit and psychological insight, the novel offers a provocative meditation on artistic identity, travel, and the costs of turning life into literature.
Available Editions
paperback
Mariner Books
Published Jun 1, 2006
448 pages
ISBN: 9780618711963
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Details
First Published
2005
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Blinding Light by Paul Theroux.