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Mr. Bones: Twenty Stories

Mr. Bones: Twenty Stories

A dark and bitingly humorous collection of short stories from the â€œbrilliantly evocativeâ€ (Time) Paul Theroux
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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 itâ€™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 Therouxâ€™s â€œfluent, faintly sinister powers of vision and imaginationâ€ (John Updike, The New Yorker).
Country USA
Brand HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT
Manufacturer Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Binding Hardcover
EANs 9780544324022
ReleaseDate 2014-09-30

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