List of works by or about Paul Theroux, American novelist, short story writer and travel writer.
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)
- A Christmas Card (1978)
- London Snow (1980)
- The Mosquito Coast (1981)
- Doctor Slaughter (1984) – filmed as Half Moon Street (1986)
- O-Zone. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. 1986.
- My Secret History. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. 1989.
- 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 fiction
- Collections
- Sinning with Annie (1972)
- The Consul's File (1977)
- World's End (1980)
- The London Embassy (1982)
- The Collected Stories. New York: Penguin Group. 1997.
- The Stranger at the Palazzo D'Oro (2004)
- The Elephanta Suite (2007)
- Mr. Bones (2014)
- The Vanishing Point (2025)
- Stories[1]
| Title | Year | First published | Reprinted/collected | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The prison diary of Jack Faust | 1970 | Theroux, Paul (September, 1970). The prison diary of Jack Faust. Playboy. 17 (9): 135, 138, 258-264. | Construction by William Koralewski | |
| Dog days | 1971 | Theroux, Paul (November, 1971). Dog Days. Playboy. 18 (11): 181-182, 240-243 | Illustration by Kinuko Craft | |
| Dengue Fever | 1975 | Theroux, Paul (November, 1975). Dengue fever. Playboy. 22 (11): 148-154 | Illustrations by Bill Imhoff | |
| Set of two | 1977 | Theroux, Paul (March, 1977). Set of two. Playboy. 24 (3): 114-116, 176. | Illustrations by Tom James | |
| Sex and its substitutes | 1982 | Theroux, Paul (December, 1982). Sex and its substitutes. Playboy. 24 (3): 173, 178, 267-272 | ||
| A Christmas fantasy | 1985 | ??? | Illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg | |
| The Furies | 2013 | Theroux, Paul (February 25, 2013). "The Furies". The New Yorker. 89 (2): 66–73. | ||
| Action | 2014 | Theroux, Paul (August 4, 2014). "Action". The New Yorker. 90 (22): 58–62. |
Non-fiction
- V. S. Naipaul: An Introduction to his Work (1972)
- Sir Vidia's Shadow (1998)
- Travel
- The Great Railway Bazaar (1975)
- The Old Patagonian Express (1979)
- The Kingdom by the Sea (1983)
- Sailing Through China (1984)
- Sunrise with Seamonsters (1985)
- The Imperial Way (1985)
- Patagonia Revisited, with Bruce Chatwin (1985)
- Riding the Iron Rooster (1988)
- To the Ends of the Earth (Compilation of travel writing, 1990)
- Travelling The World - The Illustrated Travels of Paul Theroux (1990)
- The Happy Isles of Oceania (1992)
- The Pillars of Hercules (1995)
- Fresh Air Fiend (2000)
- Dark Star Safari (2002)
- Ghost Train to the Eastern Star (2008)
- The Tao of Travel (2011)
- The Last Train to Zona Verde (2013)
- Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads (2015)
- Figures in a Landscape: People and Places (2018)
- On the Plain of Snakes: A Mexican Journey (2019)
Critical studies and reviews of Theroux's work
- Mr Bones
- Meyers, Jeffrey (21–27 November 2014). "Furies unleashed". New Statesman. 143 (5237): 52.
Notes
- ^ Short stories unless otherwise noted.