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Paul Theroux bibliography

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List of works by or about Paul Theroux, American novelist, short story writer and travel writer.

Novels

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  • Waldo. 1967.
  • Fong and the Indians (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)
  • A Christmas Card (1978)
  • London Snow (1980)
  • The Mosquito Coast (1981)
  • 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)

Short fiction

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Collections
Stories[1]
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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External videos
video icon Interview with Theroux on Sir Vidia's Shadow, November 19, 1998, C-SPAN
video icon Booknotes interview with Theroux on Dark Star Safari, May 18, 2003, C-SPAN
video icon Presentation by Theroux on Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, September 27, 2008, C-SPAN
video icon Presentation by Theroux on On the Plain of Snakes, October 10, 2019, C-SPAN
video icon Presentation by Theroux on On the Plain of Snakes, October 12, 2019, C-SPAN
Travel

Critical studies and reviews of Theroux's work

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Mr Bones
  • Meyers, Jeffrey (21–27 November 2014). "Furies unleashed". New Statesman. 143 (5237): 52.

Notes

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  1. ^ Short stories unless otherwise noted.
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