Alexander Theroux
Novelist, Author
1939 –
10 Views
Who is Alexander Theroux?
Alexander Louis Theroux is an American novelist and poet whose best known novel is perhaps Darconville’s Cat which was selected by Anthony Burgess’s Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English since 1939 – A Personal Choice in 1984 and in Larry McCaffery’s 20th Century’s Greatest Hits He was awarded the Lannan Literary Award for Fiction in 1991 and the Clifton Fadiman Medal for Fiction in 2002 by the Mercantile Library in New York City. He is the brother of novelist Paul Theroux.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Aug 17, 1939
Medford - Also known as
- Alexander L. Theroux
- Siblings
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- PhD, University of Virginia
English Literature
( - 1968)
- PhD, University of Virginia
- Lived in
- Connecticut
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Alexander Theroux." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/alexander_theroux>.
Discuss this Alexander Theroux biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In