J. Maarten Troost
J. Maarten Troost (* 1969 in Groningen ) is a travel writer with Dutch and Czech ancestors who describes his experiences in East Asia and especially on islands in the South Pacific and during a three-month trip through China .
He has published four novels as well as contributions and essays for National Geographic , The Atlantic Monthly , The Washington Post and The Prague Post , for the latter during his student days. He also worked for the World Bank . Three of his novels are set in the South Seas and deal with his experiences in Fiji , French Polynesia , Kiribati , Samoa and Vanuatu , where he lived for some time. In Headhunters on My Doorstep , published in 2013, he also addresses his temporary alcohol dependence and overcoming it. A novel about topics of the future ( I Was Told There'd Be Sexbots: Travels Through the Future ) should appear in 2017, but is still unpublished as of August 2020.
Troost grew up in Canada. He is married and lives in the greater Washington area with his wife and two children . He is a Dutch, Canadian and US citizen.
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- 2004: The Sex Lives of Cannibals (German: Billiards with coconuts , Knaur- Taschenbuch-Verlag)
- 2006: Getting Stoned with Savages (German: Die Verlockungen der Südsee , Knaur)
- 2008: Lost on Planet China (Broadway Books)
- 2013: Headhunters on My Doorstep (Gotham)
Individual evidence
- ↑ MatadorNetwork.com: Pacific possession: An interview with J. Maarten Troost. Retrieved March 18, 2018 .
- ↑ NatGeoTraveller.in: Seoul's Secret Sauce: What Fuels the Coolest City on the Planet? Retrieved August 8, 2020 .
- ↑ OregonLive.com: J. Maarten Troost talks about addiction the South Seas, Robert Louis Stevenson and Q & A. Retrieved July 21, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Troost, J. Maarten |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch-Canadian-American travel writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Groningen |