World's End: And Other Stories
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A masterwork of short fiction, World's End: And Other Stories presents a collection of sharp, psychologically rich tales set across a range of exotic and often unsettling locales that Paul Theroux renders with the precision of a seasoned traveler and the instincts of a born storyteller. Each story uncovers the quiet desperation, moral ambiguity, and cultural displacement that simmer beneath the surface of ordinary lives, whether in the jungles of Southeast Asia, the suburbs of America, or the remote corners of the globe. Theroux's prose is cool and observational, yet charged with an undercurrent of menace that transforms seemingly mundane encounters into revelations of character and consequence. The collection illustrates his signature gift for capturing the alienation of expatriates and wanderers, people adrift between worlds, never quite belonging to the places they inhabit. Taut, atmospheric, and deeply human, these stories confirm Theroux's standing as one of the most compelling voices in contemporary American fiction.
Author: Paul Theroux
Format: Hardback
Published: 1980, Hamish Hamilton
Genre: Fiction
Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A masterwork of short fiction, World's End: And Other Stories presents a collection of sharp, psychologically rich tales set across a range of exotic and often unsettling locales that Paul Theroux renders with the precision of a seasoned traveler and the instincts of a born storyteller. Each story uncovers the quiet desperation, moral ambiguity, and cultural displacement that simmer beneath the surface of ordinary lives, whether in the jungles of Southeast Asia, the suburbs of America, or the remote corners of the globe. Theroux's prose is cool and observational, yet charged with an undercurrent of menace that transforms seemingly mundane encounters into revelations of character and consequence. The collection illustrates his signature gift for capturing the alienation of expatriates and wanderers, people adrift between worlds, never quite belonging to the places they inhabit. Taut, atmospheric, and deeply human, these stories confirm Theroux's standing as one of the most compelling voices in contemporary American fiction.