A Gothic take revitalises an oft-told story

04 November 2015 - 02:07
By Andrew Donaldson

If you read one travel book this year Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads by Paul Theroux (Hamish Hamilton)In his 10th travel book, Theroux explores his own country for the first time, and brings that same withering grumpy gaze that once fell on the planet's more distant destinations to what he has termed the Dixie Dystopia a day's drive from his home.

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