List of works by or about Paul Theroux, American novelist, short story writer and travel writer.
Fiction
Novels 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 The Mosquito Coast, 1981, Doctor Slaughter (1984) – filmed as Half Moon Street (1986)
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 story collections Sinning with Annie and other stories, 1972, The Consul's File, 1977, World's End and Other Stories, 1980 The London Embassy, 1982,
The Stranger at the Palazzo D'Oro and Other Stories, 2004 The Elephanta Suite, 2007 Mr. Bones: Twenty Stories, 2014 The Vanishing Point: Stories, 2025
Christmas books A Christmas Card, 1978, illustrations by John Lawrence, London Snow, 1980, illustrations by John Lawrence,
Stories TitleShort stories unless otherwise noted.YearFirst publishedReprinted/collectedNotesThe prison diary of Jack Faust 1970Theroux, Paul (September, 1970). The prison diary of Jack Faust. Playboy. 17 (9): 135, 138, 258-264.Sinning with AnnieConstruction by William KoralewskiDog days1971Theroux, Paul (November, 1971). Dog Days. Playboy. 18 (11): 181-182, 240-243Sinning with AnnieIllustration by Kinuko CraftDengue Fever1975Theroux, Paul (November, 1975). Dengue fever. Playboy. 22 (11): 148-154The Consul's FileIllustrations by Bill ImhoffSet of two 1977Theroux, Paul (March, 1977). Set of two. Playboy. 24 (3): 114-116, 176. Illustrations by Tom JamesSex and its substitutes1982Theroux, Paul (December, 1982). Sex and its substitutes. Playboy. 24 (3): 173, 178, 267-272The London Embassy Shortest Day of the Year: A Christmas Fantasy1986Sixth Chamber Press Illustrated by Sebastian CarterThe Furies2013Mr. BonesAction2014Mr. Bones
Non-fiction
Travel The Great Railway Bazaar (1975) The Old Patagonian Express (1979) The Kingdom by the Sea (1983) Sailing Through China (1984) Riding the Iron Rooster (1988) The Happy Isles of Oceania (1992) The Pillars of Hercules (1995) Dark Star Safari (2002) Ghost Train to the Eastern Star (2008) The Last Train to Zona Verde (2013) Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads (2015) On the Plain of Snakes: A Mexican Journey (2019) True North: On the Road in Canada (2026)
Travel collections
Sunrise with Seamonsters, 1985 To the Ends of the Earth: The Selected Travels of Paul Theroux, 1990 Travelling The World: The Illustrated Travels of Paul Theroux, 1990 Fresh Air Fiend: Travel Writings (2000) The Tao of Travel (2011) Figures in a Landscape: People and Places (2018)
Miscellaneous travel
The Imperial Way, photography by Steve McCurry, 1985 Patagonia Revisited, with Bruce Chatwin, 1985
On V. S. Naipaul V. S. Naipaul: An Introduction to his Work (1972) Sir Vidia's Shadow (1998)
Critical studies and reviews of Theroux's work Mr Bones
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