The Collected Stories
World's End; Sinning with Annie; Jungle Bells; the Consul's File; the London Embassy;
- Paperback
672 pages
- Release Date
13 April 2011
Summary
‘A shimmering, kaleidoscopic and very entertaining collection’ Sunday Telegraph
‘No one ever sees me write. One of the triumphs of fiction is that it is created in the dark. It leaves my house in a plain wrapper, with no bloodstains. Unlike me, my stories are whole and indestructible.’
Theroux’s canvas stretches from London to South-East Asia, from Boston to Paris, from Africa to Eastern Europe and from Moscow to the tropics in this vibrant collection. Full of suspense and th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241950524 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 024195052X |
| Author: | Paul Theroux |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 672 |
| Release Date: | 13 April 2011 |
| Weight: | 442g |
| Dimensions: | 40mm x 129mm x 198mm |
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Paul Theroux
Paul Theroux was born in Medford, Massachusetts, in 1941. His first novel, Waldo, was published in 1967.
Following a five-year stay in Africa, he wrote three more novels: Fong and the Indians, Girls at Play, and Jungle Lovers. He then taught at the University of Singapore for three years, during which time he produced a collection of short stories, Sinning with Annie, and the critically acclaimed novel Saint Jack.
His other publications include:
- The Black House (1974)
- The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia (1975)
- The Family Arsenal (1976)
- The Consul’s File (1977)
- Picture Palace (1978) - Winner of the Whitbread Literary Award
- A Christmas Card (1978)
- The Old Patagonian Express (1979)
- World’s End and Other Stories (1980)
- London Snow (1980)
- The Mosquito Coast (1981) - Yorkshire Post Novel of the Year and joint winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize
- The London Embassy (1982)
- The Kingdom by the Sea (1983)
- Doctor Slaughter (1985)
- Sunrise with Seamonsters (1985)
- The Imperial Way (1985)
- O-Zone (1986)
- Riding the Iron Rooster (1988)
- My Secret History (1989)
- Chicago Loop (1990)
Paul Theroux is married with two children and divides his time between London and Cape Cod.
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