Paul Theroux’s “Minor Watt” is not available online due to rights restrictions by Mr. Theroux. It is only available in the print issue. Order a copy of our Spring 2010 issue to read this story.
About Paul Theroux
Paul Theroux is the author of over forty books, including the nonfiction works The Great Railway Bazaar, The Old Patagonian Express, Riding the Iron Rooster, and Ghost Train to the Eastern Star. His novels include Blinding Light, Hotel Honolulu, My Other Life, Kowloon Tong, The Mosquito Coast, and most recently, A Dead Hand: A Crime in Calcutta. He lives in Hawaii and on Cape Cod.
Recent Blog Entries
Ted Genoways Steps Down to Focus on His Writing Career
Jon Parrish Peede
As our readers realize, we underwent a staff transition at VQR over the past two years and at times had only one employee, Ted Genoways, selecting and editing the magazine’s content. Thus, it is remarkable that VQR received three National Magazine Awards nominations this year, including one for general excellence. Today we announce Ted’s resignation [...]
VQR Nominated for Three National Magazine Awards
Jon Parrish Peede
The American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) today honored the Virginia Quarterly Review with three nominations for its prestigious National Magazine Awards—the magazine world’s equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes. VQR, edited by Ted Genoways, was named as a finalist in three categories: General Excellence, Fiction, and Photography. With three nominations, VQR was among a select [...]
Jane Friedman Joins VQR as Web Editor
Jon Parrish Peede
As publisher of the Virginia Quarterly Review, it’s my pleasure to announce the appointment of Jane Friedman as Web Editor. Friedman, the former publisher and editorial director of Writer’s Digest, will join our staff in June to develop online and digital content and a larger social media presence for VQR. I had the pleasure of [...]
The Moscow Protests, Part 4
Aglaya Glebova
At the latest government-sanctioned rally, the greatest challenge was simply staying warm.
The Moscow Protests, Part 3
Aglaya Glebova
On New Year's Eve, a small-scale protest never gets off the ground—thanks to police intervention.
Consider the Lobstermen
Jesse Dukes
The Maine lobster industry has a reputation as one of the best managed fisheries in the world—but few have considered how this ethic is enforced.
Assignment Afghanistan: Third Squad
Elliott D. Woods
Assignment Afghanistan features a new series of audio portraits of Marines in Helmand Province's Sangin District.
The Lovely Sea
Nadia Shira Cohen
A generation ago, a Soviet dam drained the Aral Sea. Can a new dam reclaim it?
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