The Collected Stories: World's End; Sinning with Annie; Jungle Bells; the Consul's File; the London Embassy - Hardcover

Theroux, Paul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670861278 ISBN 13: 9780670861279

Publisher: Viking, 1997

Synopsis

Collected here for the first time, Theroux's tales are funny and sardonic, sensuous and evocative, streaked with terror and cruelty. All glow with Theroux's intelligence, elegance, and ironic wit; with his marvelous sense of place; and with his tragicomic vision. Theroux's canvas stretches from London to Southeast Asia, Boston to Paris, Africa to Eastern Europe, Moscow to the tropics. He portrays colonials, emigres, diplomats, students, would-be writers, academics, and children. Many are trapped in alien situations, or are overwhelmed by larger cultural tremors.

About this title

About the Author:

Paul Theroux has written many works of fiction and travel writing, including the modern classics The Great Railway Bazaar, The Old Patagonian Express, My Secret History and The Mosquito Coast. Paul Theroux divides his time between Cape Cod and the Hawaiian islands.

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0670861278
• ISBN 13: 9780670861279
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 672