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Blinding Light, A Novel
by Paul Theroux
- LITERATURE
- 2006
- PAPER
- 438 PAGES
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In this sly novel, the prolific Theroux sends his protagonist Slade Steadman, a travel writer, off to the Ecuadorian Amazon with his ex-girlfriend in search of inspiration and the wonders of Datura, a hallucinogen. Steadman puts up with temporary blindness (hence the title) in addition to other indignities (and pleasures, like enhanced memory and libido)
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