The Collected Stories
by Theroux, Paul
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0670861278
- ISBN 13
- 9780670861279
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Viking Adult. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1997. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0670861278 . Light edge wear to dustjacket ; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 9.10 X 6.40 X 2 inches; 660 pages; "Written over a period of twenty-five years, the more than sixty stories in this volume are funny and sardonic, sensuous and evocative, streaked with terror and cruelty. Richly varied in tone and subject -- ghost story, murder mystery, sexual farce, political satire, culture-clash parable -- all glow with Paul Theroux's intelligence, elegance, and ironic wit; with his marvelous sense of place; with his ear for dialogue; 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 loveless relationships, or are overwhelmed by larger cultural tremors. Full of suspense and the unexpected, this first major retrospective of Theroux's short fiction is "a welcomed second chance to read some of his best work" and confirms his reputation as "an irresistible storyteller" .
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- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18546
- Title
- The Collected Stories
- Author
- Theroux, Paul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First American Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0670861278
- ISBN 13
- 9780670861279
- Publisher
- Viking Adult
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- 0670861278, Short Fiction
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