Items related to Mr Bones: Twenty Stories
Mr Bones is a sparkling and darkly humorous collection of short stories by bestselling novelist and travel writer Paul Theroux.
A family watches, horrified, as their patriarch transforms into the wise-cracking lead of an old-timey minstrel show. An art collector gleefully destroys his most valuable pieces. A young artist devotes himself to a wealthy, malicious gossip, knowing that it's just a matter of time before she turns on him.
In this new collection of short stories, Paul Theroux explores the tenuous leadership of the elite and the surprising revenge of the overlooked. He shows us humanity possessed, consumed by its own desires, always with his carefully honed eye and the subtle idiosyncrasies that bring his characters to life.
'As cool as Somerset Maugham . . . as observant, intuitive, wry, inventive and eloquent as Graham Greene' Sunday Times
'Theroux is fluent, witty and almost faultlessly able to deliver a satisfying story' Melvyn Bragg
'One of the most accomplished and worldly-wise writers of his generation' The Times
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review:
Plumbing the depths of eccentricity and violence swilling beneath the surface of ordinary American life, Theroux understands, often with devastating effect, how dramas both big and small can produce catastrophic and lasting psychological consequences (Guardian)
Skilful and unsettling (Independent)
Twenty delicious tales . . . from the off, this collection had me grinning. Scattered with gems infused with Theroux's international knowledge (Big Issue)
Quirky, unpredictable fun and pure literary entertainment (Sunday Sport)
As cool as Somerset Maugham . . . as observant, intuitive, wry, inventive and eloquent as Graham Greene (Sunday Times)
Theroux is fluent, witty and almost faultlessly able to deliver a satisfying story (Melvyn Bragg)
One of the most accomplished and worldly-wise writers of his generation (The Times)
Always a terrific teller of tales and conjurer of exotic locales, he writes lean prose that lopes along at a compelling pace (Sunday Times)
With its unsettling strangeness, precisely drawn characters and geographical sweep, Mr Bones is a psychologically complex, vastly enjoyable and nuanced collection by a writer in complete control of his art (Financial Times)
There's more than a whiff of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness about these tales, by turns savage, funny, unsettling (The Times)
From the Back Cover:
Skilful and unsettling (Independent)
Twenty delicious tales . . . from the off, this collection had me grinning. Scattered with gems infused with Theroux's international knowledge (Big Issue)
Quirky, unpredictable fun and pure literary entertainment (Sunday Sport)
As cool as Somerset Maugham . . . as observant, intuitive, wry, inventive and eloquent as Graham Greene (Sunday Times)
Theroux is fluent, witty and almost faultlessly able to deliver a satisfying story (Melvyn Bragg)
One of the most accomplished and worldly-wise writers of his generation (The Times)
Always a terrific teller of tales and conjurer of exotic locales, he writes lean prose that lopes along at a compelling pace (Sunday Times)
With its unsettling strangeness, precisely drawn characters and geographical sweep, Mr Bones is a psychologically complex, vastly enjoyable and nuanced collection by a writer in complete control of his art (Financial Times)
There's more than a whiff of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness about these tales, by turns savage, funny, unsettling (The Times)
Suave and accomplished . . . [The stories] are unsettling, resistant to tidy denouement and faintly misanthropic. Washington Post
Beneath the deceptive elegance of these stories, land mines lurk, and Theroux detonates them with gusto. O, the Oprah Magazine
A family watches their patriarch transform into the singing, wisecracking lead of an old-timey minstrel show. An art collector publicly destroys his most valuable pieces. Two boys stand by as their father wages war on the raccoons living under their house. In this new collection, acclaimed author Paul Theroux shows us humanity possessed, consumed by compulsive desire, always with his carefully honed eye for detail and the subtle idiosyncrasies that bring his characters to life. Searing, dark, and sure to unsettle, Mr. Bones is a stunning display of Theroux s fluent, faintly sinister powers of vision and imagination (The New Yorker).
Fans of Theroux s fiction will be pleased to observe, in the twenty stories collected in Mr. Bones, clear evidence of how little he has mellowed over time . . . Mr. Bones is a series of characteristically dark and sharply focused snapshots from the world that Paul Theroux has observed and invented. Francine Prose, New York Times Book Review
PAUL THEROUX is the author of many highly acclaimed books. His novels include The Lower River and The Mosquito Coast, and his renowned travel books include Ghost Train to the Eastern Star and Dark Star Safari. He lives in Hawaii and on Cape Cod."
Beneath the deceptive elegance of these stories, land mines lurk, and Theroux detonates them with gusto. O, the Oprah Magazine
A family watches their patriarch transform into the singing, wisecracking lead of an old-timey minstrel show. An art collector publicly destroys his most valuable pieces. Two boys stand by as their father wages war on the raccoons living under their house. In this new collection, acclaimed author Paul Theroux shows us humanity possessed, consumed by compulsive desire, always with his carefully honed eye for detail and the subtle idiosyncrasies that bring his characters to life. Searing, dark, and sure to unsettle, Mr. Bones is a stunning display of Theroux s fluent, faintly sinister powers of vision and imagination (The New Yorker).
Fans of Theroux s fiction will be pleased to observe, in the twenty stories collected in Mr. Bones, clear evidence of how little he has mellowed over time . . . Mr. Bones is a series of characteristically dark and sharply focused snapshots from the world that Paul Theroux has observed and invented. Francine Prose, New York Times Book Review
PAUL THEROUX is the author of many highly acclaimed books. His novels include The Lower River and The Mosquito Coast, and his renowned travel books include Ghost Train to the Eastern Star and Dark Star Safari. He lives in Hawaii and on Cape Cod."
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherPenguin
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 0241969379
- ISBN 13 9780241969373
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages368
- Rating
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Seller Image
Mr Bones: Twenty Stories [Soft Cover ]
Published by
Hamish Hamilton
(2015)
ISBN 10: 0241969379
ISBN 13: 9780241969373
New
Soft Cover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: new. Seller Inventory # 9780241969373
Buy New
£ 18.88
Convert currency
Seller Image
Mr Bones
Published by
Penguin Books Ltd
(2015)
ISBN 10: 0241969379
ISBN 13: 9780241969373
New
Softcover
Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. A family watches, horrified, as their patriarch transforms into the wise-cracking lead of an old-timey minstrel show. An art collector gleefully destroys his most valuable pieces. A young artist devotes himself to a wealthy, malicious gossip, knowing that i. Seller Inventory # 31399890
Buy New
£ 19.66
Convert currency