Hotel Honolulu - Softcover

Theroux, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0618219153 ISBN 13: 9780618219155

Publisher: Mariner Books, 2002

Synopsis

No one but Paul Theroux could write this romp of a book, with its acutely drawn characters and canny insights into a place that is often viewed as a simple island paradise. In this unforgettable novel, Theroux reveals a funny, languid floating world, island style.

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From the Publisher:

Praise for 'Hotel Honolulu' by Paul Theroux
"What makes Hotel Honolulu so remarkable is the way it reveals the demons and doubts that beset a complicated man." -Sunday Times

"...The book is witty insicive and original." -Rob Forrester, Traveling, Daily Express

"...Paul Theroux’s skill as a writer ensures you become so embroiled in the lives of his characters, your interest is held to the very last page." -The list

"...Theroux’s best for a decade...alive, rich, demotic, breathing comedy...." -Independent

"...an engrossing tragicomedywhich no writer worth the name could fail to recount." -Independent on Sunday

"...Everything in Hotel Honolulu rings true. Above all, the generosity of spirit." -Sunday Telegraph

"Theroux has always been a remarkably vivid writer, and perhaps, never more so than here." -Sunday Telegraph

"Hotel Honolulu is cleverly constructed – a page turner" -The Times

About the Author:

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 Cape Cod.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0618219153
• ISBN 13: 9780618219155
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 432