Mr. Bones : twenty stories
Theroux, Paul2015
Book
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. 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.
Main title:
Mr. Bones : twenty stories / Paul Theroux.
Author:
Theroux, Paul, author
Imprint:
UK : Penguin Books, 2015.UK : Penguin Books, 2015.
Collation:
359 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
ISBN:
9780241969373 (pbk)
Dewey class:
813.54FICTION
Language:
English
BRN:
1731133