The Collected Stories is a collection of award-winning writer Paul Theroux''s short stories, each of which brimming with astute observations and sharp wit that will captivate readers the world over.
''[Theroux] makes and remakes his own world...the smell, sound, sight of his scenes is always strong, even pungent; and, even more, his dialogue is powerfully but also effortlessly accurate'' Sunday Telegraph
''Theroux willingly explores the blighted territory of a failing marriage; the tangled jungle of a mad poet''s secret anti-Semitism; the belated sexual guilt of a Hindu. . . a book of many and varied pleasures; to read it is to feel alert, curious, adventurous'' Observer
''Paul Theroux''s writing is impeccable and thoughtfully entertaining. . . his artistry is individual, serene, yet also grainy with fierce truths'' The Times
''One needs energy to keep up with the extraordinary, productive restlessness of Paul Theroux. . . [He
