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Paul Theroux


USA flag (b.1941)
Father of Marcel Theroux, brother of Alexander Theroux

Paul Theroux was born in Medford, Massachusetts, in 1941. His novels include Waldo, Picture Palace, the Mosquito Coast and Kowloon Tong. Paul Theroux has also published numerous travel books, including the Old Patagonia Express.
 

Awards: James Tait Black (1981), Whitbread (1978)  see all

Genres: Literary Fiction, Historical
 
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The Vanishing Point
 
Novels
   Fong and the Indians (1968)
   Waldo (1968)
   Girls At Play (1969)
   Murder in Mount Holly (1969)
   Jungle Lovers (1971)
   Saint Jack (1973)
   The Black House (1974)
   The Family Arsenal (1976)
   Picture Palace (1978)
   The Mosquito Coast (1981)
   Doctor Slaughter (1984)
   O-Zone (1986)
   My Secret History (1989)
   Chicago Loop (1990)
   Millroy the Magician (1993)
   My Other Life (1996)
   Kowloon Tong (1997)
   Hotel Honolulu (2001)
   Blinding Light (2005)
   A Dead Hand (2009)
   The Lower River (2012)
   Mother Land (2017)
   Under the Wave at Waimea (2021)
   The Bad Angel Brothers (2022)
     aka The Belanger Brotherhood
   Burma Sahib (2024)
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Collections
   Sinning with Annie (1972)
   World's End (1980)
   Collected Stories (1997)
   The Stranger at the Palazzo d'Oro (2003)
   The Elephanta Suite (2007)
   Mr. Bones (2014)
   The Vanishing Point (2025)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   A Christmas Card (1978)
   London Snow (1979)
   The Shortest Day of the Year (1986)
   Dr. Demarr (1988)
   Siamese Nights (2012)
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Books containing stories by Paul Theroux
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Conradology (2017)
A Celebration of the Work of Joseph Conrad
edited by
Becky Harrison and Magda Raczynska

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Awards
1981 James Tait Black Memorial Prize : The Mosquito Coast
1978 Whitbread Prize for Best Novel : Picture Palace

Award nominations
1980 Edgar Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : The Imperial Ice House
1978 Edgar Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : The Johore Murders


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Still Born (2022)
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The Bride of the Wilderness (1988)
(Paul Christopher, book 6)
Charles McCarry
"A vastly enjoyable novel. McCarry has the gift for making the distant past live."

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