J. Maarten Troost Biography
Travel writer J. Maarten Troost was born in 1969 in the
Netherlands and is of Dutch-Czech descent. He grew up in Canada and
presently lives in California. He is the author of three books which
are about his experiences in the Pacific Islands and 3-month trip to
China. He has also written many essays for The Atlantic Monthly
and The Washington Post. While he was a
student, he wrote essays for the Prague
Post.
Troost spent two years of his life in Kiribati in the Equatorial
Pacific and when he returned, he was hired as a consultant by the World
Bank. After spending many years in Fiji and Vanuatu, he is settled in
the U.S with his wife and two sons.
This biography was last updated on 07/12/2010.
A note about the biographies
We try to keep BookBrowse's biographies both up to date and accurate. However, with over 2000 lives to keep track of it's inevitable that
some won't be as current or as complete as we would like. So, please help us - if the information about a particular author is out of date,
inaccurate or simply very short, and you know of a more complete source, please let us know. Authors and those connected with authors:
If you wish to make changes to your bio, please send your complete biography as you would like it displayed so that we replace the old with the new, including your website URL if relevant.
