{"product_id":"mr-bones-tpb-w9","title":"Paul Theroux: Mr Bones: Twenty Stories [2014] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMr Bones\u003c\/i\u003e is a sparkling and darkly humorous collection of short stories by bestselling novelist and travel writer Paul Theroux.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A family watches, horrified, as their patriarch transforms into the wise-cracking lead of an old-timey minstrel show. An art collector gleefully destroys his most valuable pieces. A young artist devotes himself to a wealthy, malicious gossip, knowing that it's just a matter of time before she turns on him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In this new collection of short stories, 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 desires, always with his carefully honed eye and the subtle idiosyncrasies that bring his characters to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003cb\u003e'As cool as Somerset Maugham . . .  as observant, intuitive, wry, inventive and eloquent as Graham Greene' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003e'Theroux is fluent, witty and almost faultlessly able to deliver a satisfying story'  Melvyn Bragg\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003e'One of the most accomplished and worldly-wise writers of his generation'  \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Paul Theroux's books include \u003ci\u003eThe Last Train to Zona Verde\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDark Star Safari\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGhost Train to the Eastern Star\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRiding the Iron Rooster\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Railway Bazaar,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Elephanta Suite\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Dead Hand, The Tao of Travel\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lower River\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Mosquito Coast\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDr Slaughter\u003c\/i\u003e have both been made into successful films. Paul Theroux divides his time between Cape Cod and the Hawaiian islands.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Theroux, Paul","offers":[{"title":"Like New","offer_id":53082258473299,"sku":"XE80241146750","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"New","offer_id":44236508463394,"sku":"9780241146750","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/theroux-paul-paul-theroux-mr-bones-twenty-stories-2014-paperback-9780241146750-58585530237267.jpg?v=1771670053","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/mr-bones-tpb-w9","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}