Peter Theroux (Translator of Children of the Alley)

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	Children of the Alley by Naguib Mahfouz, Peter Theroux (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Translator) 4.09 avg rating — 30,364 ratings — published 1959 — 100 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cities of Salt (賲丿賳丕賱賲賱丨 #1) by Abdul Rahman Munif, 毓亘丿丕賱乇丨賲賳賲賳賷賮, Peter Theroux (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Translator) 4.06 avg rating — 4,699 ratings — published 1984 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sandstorms: Days and Nights in Arabia 3.64 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 1990 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Translating LA: A Tour of the Rainbow City by Peter Theroux (欧宝娱乐 Author), Jo Anne Metsch (Cover Art), Henry Sene Yee (Cover Art) 3.13 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1994 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Obscura: Adventures in the World of Intelligence (In Obscura, #1) 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Strange Disappearance of Imam Moussa Sadr it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Peter Theroux said: " I bought this book based on the glowing review it got in the Wall Street Journal. It is a fine book and very erudite, but isn鈥檛 living up to the review. "

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Vatanka鈥檚 storytelling ability and research make this the single best book about Iranian politics I have read. He is also blunt and objective. I reviewed it in @tabletmag.com and I hope it is the best review he ever got.
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Joseph is a very underrated author of historical detective fiction.
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One of the most original novels ever written.
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I bought this book based on the glowing review it got in the Wall Street Journal. It is a fine book and very erudite, but isn鈥檛 living up to the review.
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Fantastic read!
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