Evaluate Theroux's critiques of the cultures he visits—is he a keen observer of truth, or is his perspective clouded by Western bias?
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Explore how the title reflects the author’s search for places and people that no longer exist in the way he remembered them. Evaluate Theroux's critiques of the cultures he visits—is