Alexander Theroux (born 1939) is an American novelist, poet, and essayist.
He was born in Medford, Massachusetts. His brother is Paul Theroux. He studied at Harvard University and Yale University. On publishing his first novel, Three Wogs aged 32, the New York Times called him "a certified, grade A, major new talent." [1] His most recent novel, Laura Warholic, has been described as "the Moby-Dick of misanthropy".[1] His first book of travel writing, Estonia: A Ramble Through the Periphery, was published by Fantagraphics in November 2011.
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In 1995 the New York Times reported that one of its readers had noted the similarity of 6 passages in Theroux's 1994 survey of The Primary Colors with a 1954 book Song of the Sky (by Guy Murchie). Theroux attributed the matter to "stupidity and bad note taking," noting that he had read hundreds of books for The Primary Colors. Theroux's editor said that future editions would credit Murchie's work, or remove the passages.[2][3]