Publisher Description
A family watches in horror as their patriarch transforms into the singing, wise-cracking lead of an old-timey minstrel show. A renowned art collector relishes publicly destroying his most valuable pieces. Two boys stand by helplessly as their father stages an all-consuming war on the raccoons living in the woods around their house. A young artist devotes himself to a wealthy, malicious gossip, knowing that it’s just a matter of time before she turns on him.
In this new collection of short stories, acclaimed author Paul Theroux explores the tenuous leadership of the elite and the surprising revenge of the overlooked. He shows us humanity possessed, consumed by its own desire and compulsion, always with his carefully honed eye for detail and the subtle idiosyncrasies that bring his characters to life. Searing, dark, and sure to unsettle, Mr. Bones is a stunning new display of Paul Theroux’s “fluent, faintly sinister powers of vision and imagination” (John Updike, The New Yorker).
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“Theroux has become a master of the form, with a deep capacity to
engage, enchant, and unsettle…In the same way he makes exotic
locales worth visiting, Theroux inspires you to wonder what you’re
overlooking when encountering friends, neighbors, and strangers alike. A
versatile, prolific author asserts his preeminence in short fiction
with an unassuming brilliance that almost makes you think stories will
become popular again.”
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Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
About Paul Theroux
Paul Theroux is the author of many highly acclaimed novels and travel books. His novels include A Dead Hand and The Mosquito Coast, an international bestseller and the basis of the major motion picture. He lives in Hawaii and on Cape Cod.
About the Narrators
Garrick Hagon is a London-born actor of film, stage, television, and radio who is best known for his role as Biggs Darklighter in Star Wars: A New Hope. His many films include Batman, Spy Game, Me and Orson Welles, and The Message. He was the rebel leader Ky in Doctor Who: The Mutants and played Simon Gerrard, Debbie Aldridge’s husband, in BBC’s The Archers. He has narrated numerous audiobooks and won an AudioFile Earphones Award.
Tim Flavin is the first American actor to be presented with the Laurence Olivier Award for his performance in Rodgers and Hart’s On Your Toes at the Palace Theatre. Other West End credits include the role of Billy Buck Chandler in My One and Only at the Piccadilly Theatre for which he was again nominated for an Olivier Award for best actor in a musical.
Erin Hunter, #1 New York Times bestselling author, is inspired by a love of cats and a fascination with the ferocity of the natural world. In addition to having great respect for nature in all its forms, she enjoys creating rich, mythical explanations for animal behavior. She is also the author of the Survivors series and the bestselling Seekers series.
Vince Pirillo is an actor narrator of audiobooks. He is known for his performance in Mr. Bones, a novel by Paul Theroux.