Paul Theroux bibliography
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List of works by or about Paul Theroux, American novelist, short story writer and travel writer.
Fiction
[edit]Novels
[edit]- Waldo, 1967, ASIN B0006BNSOS[1]
- Fong and the Indians, 1968, ASIN B000J1CH56[2]
- Girls at Play, 1969, ISBN 9780370014012[3]
- Murder in Mount Holly, 1969, ASIN B006BAEALS[4]
- Jungle Lovers, 1971, ISBN 9780140054965[5]
- Saint Jack, 1973, ASIN B00HK3F67C[6]
- The Black House, 1974, ISBN 9780140087925[7]
- The Family Arsenal, 1976, ISBN 9780395244005[8]
- The Consul's File, 1977, ISBN 9780395253991[9]
- Picture Palace, 1978, ASIN B00HK3F5Y6[10]
- The Mosquito Coast, 1981, ISBN 978-0547525174[11]
- Doctor Slaughter (1984) – filmed as Half Moon Street (1986)
- O-Zone. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. 1986.
- My Secret History. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. 1989.
- Chicago Loop (1990)
- Dr. DeMarr (1990)
- Millroy the Magician (1993)
- The Greenest Island (1995)
- My Other Life (1996)
- Kowloon Tong (1997)
- Hotel Honolulu (2001)
- Nurse Wolf and Dr. Sacks (2001)
- Blinding Light (2006)
- A Dead Hand: A Crime in Calcutta (2009)
- The Lower River (2012)
- Mother Land (2017)
- Under the Wave at Waimea (2021)
- The Bad Angel Brothers (2022)
- Burma Sahib (2024)
- Vanishing Point (2025)
Short story collections
[edit]- Sinning with Annie and other stories, 1972, ISBN 978-0395139967[12]
- World's End and Other Stories, 1980, ASIN B00G4EE322[13]
- The London Embassy, 1982, ISBN 978-0140065701[14]
- The Collected Stories. New York: Penguin Group. 1997. ASIN 0670861278[15]
- The Stranger at the Palazzo D'Oro and Other Stories, 2004, ASIN B008IGK5CQ[16]
- The Elephanta Suite, 2007, ASIN B003JTHWGY[17]
- Mr. Bones: Twenty Stories, 2014, ASIN B00HK3F3NY[18]
- The Vanishing Point: Stories, 2025, ASIN B0D4Z5ZB7J[19]
Christmas books
[edit]- A Christmas Card, 1978, illustrations by John Lawrence, ISBN 978-0395272046[20]
- London Snow, 1980, illustrations by John Lawrence, ISBN 978-0395294581[21]
| Title | Year | First published | Reprinted/collected | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The prison diary of Jack Faust | 1970 | Theroux, Paul (September, 1970). The prison diary of Jack Faust. Playboy. 17 (9): 135, 138, 258-264. | Construction by William Koralewski | |
| Dog days | 1971 | Theroux, Paul (November, 1971). Dog Days. Playboy. 18 (11): 181-182, 240-243 | Illustration by Kinuko Craft | |
| Dengue Fever | 1975 | Theroux, Paul (November, 1975). Dengue fever. Playboy. 22 (11): 148-154 | Illustrations by Bill Imhoff | |
| Set of two | 1977 | Theroux, Paul (March, 1977). Set of two. Playboy. 24 (3): 114-116, 176. | Illustrations by Tom James | |
| Sex and its substitutes | 1982 | Theroux, Paul (December, 1982). Sex and its substitutes. Playboy. 24 (3): 173, 178, 267-272 | ||
| A Christmas fantasy | 1985 | ??? | Illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg | |
| The Furies | 2013 | Theroux, Paul (February 25, 2013). "The Furies". The New Yorker. 89 (2): 66–73. | ||
| Action | 2014 | Theroux, Paul (August 4, 2014). "Action". The New Yorker. 90 (22): 58–62. |
Non-fiction
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Travel
[edit]- The Great Railway Bazaar (1975)
- The Old Patagonian Express (1979)
- The Kingdom by the Sea (1983)
- Sailing Through China (1984)
- Riding the Iron Rooster (1988)
- The Happy Isles of Oceania (1992)
- The Pillars of Hercules (1995)
- Dark Star Safari (2002)
- Ghost Train to the Eastern Star (2008)
- The Last Train to Zona Verde (2013)
- Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads (2015)
- On the Plain of Snakes: A Mexican Journey (2019)
Travel collections
[edit]- Sunrise with Seamonsters, 1985
- To the Ends of the Earth: The Selected Travels of Paul Theroux, 1990
- Travelling The World: The Illustrated Travels of Paul Theroux, 1990
- Fresh Air Fiend: Travel Writings (2000)
- The Tao of Travel (2011)
- Figures in a Landscape: People and Places (2018)
Miscellaneous travel
[edit]- The Imperial Way, photography by Steve McCurry, 1985[23]
- Patagonia Revisited, with Bruce Chatwin, 1985
On V.S. Naipaul
[edit]- V. S. Naipaul: An Introduction to his Work (1972)
- Sir Vidia's Shadow (1998)
Critical studies and reviews of Theroux's work
[edit]- Mr Bones
- Meyers, Jeffrey (21–27 November 2014). "Furies unleashed". New Statesman. 143 (5237): 52.
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Waldo's book page". Amazon.
- ^ "Fong and the Indians book page". Amazon.
- ^ "Girls at Play book page". Amazon.
- ^ "Murder in Mount Holly eBook page". Amazon.
- ^ "Jungle Lovers book page". Amazon.
- ^ "Saint Jack's book page". Amazon.
- ^ "The Black House book page". Amazon.
- ^ "The Family Arsenal's book page". Amazon.
- ^ "The Consul's File book page". Amazon.
- ^ "Picture Palace's book page". Amazon.
- ^ "Mosquito Coast's book page". Amazon.
- ^ "Sinning with Annie and Other Stories book page". Amazon.
- ^ "The World's End and Other Stories book page". Amazon.
- ^ "The London Embassy's book page". Amazon.
- ^ "Theroux: Collected Stories book page". Amazon.
- ^ "The Stranger at the Palazzo D'Oro and Other Stories". Amazon.
- ^ "The Elephanta Suite". Amazon.
- ^ "Mr. Bones' book page". Amazon.
- ^ "The Vanishing Point book page". Amazon.
- ^ "A Christmas Card book page". Amazon.
- ^ "London Snow's book page". Amazon.
- ^ Short stories unless otherwise noted.
- ^ "The Imperial Way book page". Amazon.