Alexander Theroux

Alexander Theroux
Alexander Theroux
Born	Alexander Louis Theroux; 1939 (age 84–85); Medford, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation	Author; poet; academic;
Citizenship	American
Education	University of Virginia
Period	1972–present
Notable works	Darconville's Cat (1981)
Relatives	Paul Theroux (brother); Peter Theroux (brother); Louis Theroux (nephew); Marcel Theroux (nephew); Justin Theroux (nephew);

Alexander Louis Theroux (born 1939) is an American novelist and poet. He is known for his novel Darconville's Cat (1981), which was selected by Anthony Burgess for his book-length essay Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English Since 1939 – A Personal Choice in 1984 and by Larry McCaffery for his 20th Century's Greatest Hits list.

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 and writer Peter Theroux as well as the uncle of documentarian Louis Theroux, novelist Marcel Theroux, and actor Justin Theroux.

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