1985-2018 A Set of Paul Theroux Novels, Travelogues and Short Stories

Description

First Edition, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

An excellent set of eighteen first UK editions, first printings.

Comprising a well-varied selection of novels, travelogues and short stories by American writer, Paul Theroux.

Theroux is widely recognised for numerous of his works, including his travelogue 'The Great Railway Bazaar', a considered-classic in the genre which accounts his epic journey by train from Great Britain to Japan.

Some of his fiction, such as 'Saint Jack' and 'Doctor Slaughter' have been adapted as feature films.  

This set showcases a wide variety of his talents across the genres, including a revisit to some of his trip described in 'Great Railway Bazaar', his acclaimed satire of American consumer culture, 'Millroy the Magician', and his award-winning short story collection, 'The Collected Stories'. 

The entirety of this set contains the following works:

Novels

Dr. De Marr (1990) - A Hutchinson-published novella, with eight full page illustrations by Marshall Arisman.
Millroy the Magician (1993)
My Other Life: A Novel (1996)
Hotel Honolulu (2001) 
Blinding Light (2005) 
A Dead Hand: A Crime in Calcutta (2009)
The Lower River (2012)
Mother Land (2017) 

Short Stories

The Collected Short Novels (1998)
The Stranger at the Palazzo d'Oro and Other Stories (2003)
The Elephanta Suite (2007)
Mr. Bones: Twenty Stories (2014) 

Travelogues

Sunrise with Seamonsters: Travels and Discoveries 1964-1984 (1985)
Fresh-Air Fiend: Travel Writings, 1985-2000 (2000)
Ghost Train to the Eastern Star: On the Tracks of The Great Railway Bazaar (2008)
The Last Train to Zona Verde: Overland from Cape Town to Angola (2013)
Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads (2015)
Figures in a Landscape: People and Places (2018)