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Synopsis
A collection of short fiction, selected and introduced by the author himself.
| Size | | Length: | 660 pages | | Height: | 8.5 in | | Width: | 5.8 in | | Thickness: | 1.5 in | | Weight: | 21.6 oz |
Industry Reviews
"That, after such a prolific career, Paul Theroux should still be so difficult to place reveals that he is a good deal more subtle a writer than many of his readers have recognised. Every one of these stories is, by the way, smoothly entertaining."
Spectator - David Sexton (01/18/1997)
"Theroux's stories do not always uncover fresh perspectives on the familiar or exotic lives of which they treat. Such characters have their stories like anyone else, for sure; but it is the saving disgrace of the emotionally self-indulgent that people tend to find them out fairly quickly."
Times Literary Supplement - Bharat Tandon (01/31/1997)
"Read one after another, the stories accumulate weight and presence, making up a sort of novel."
New York Times Book Review - William H. Pritchard (07/20/1997)
"A varied, powerful, often moving collection by one of our most original and ambitious authors."
Turner
"What makes Paul Theroux so good is what always separates the fine writers from the pack: his ability to look at the familiar in a fresh, original way--and make us richer for it."
Sullivan
"Theroux's skill at characterization and evoking emotional life can be seen in full flower [in these stories], alongside his distinctive gift for capturing the misunderstandings that take place when differing cultures meet."
Hubin
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