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The Mosquito Coast (Paul Theroux) paperback book (2006 ed.)
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Type
- Picture Book
- Publication Name
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Narrative Type
- Fiction
- Original Language
- English
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- ISBN
- 9780618658961
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0618658963
ISBN-13
9780618658961
eBay Product ID (ePID)
50599377
Product Key Features
Book Title
Mosquito Coast
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Psychological, Thrillers / Psychological, Action & Adventure
Publication Year
2006
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
11.9 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2006-283655
Reviews
"A work of fiendish energy and ingenuity."-- Newsweek "An impressive and disturbing vision of the American psyche."-- Washington Post
Dewey Edition
20
TitleLeading
The
Grade From
Ninth Grade
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Synopsis
In one of Theroux's most magnificent novels, the paranoid, brilliant, and self-destructive Allie Fox takes his family to live in the Honduran jungle, determined to build a civilization better than the one they've left., AN APPLE ORIGINAL SERIES FROM APPLE TV+ STARRING JUSTIN THEROUX, SEASON 2 STREAMING NOW "An Impressive and disturbing vision of the American psyche."-- Washington Post Book World From legendary writer Paul Theroux, an international bestseller that is a spellbinding adventure story of an American family that rejects its homeland and tries to find a happier life in the jungles of Central America. The paranoid and brilliant inventor Allie Fox uproots his family from their New England farm to live in the Honduran jungle, determined to build a civilization better than the one they've left. An individualist, Allie sees modern America as wasteful, immoral, and messy. Fleeing from materialism and conformity, he hopes to rediscover a purer life. Told by fourteen-year-old Charlie Fox, who observes his father with a mixture of love, astonishment, and ultimately horror, The Mosquito Coast is a twisted Swiss Family Robinson or an ironic take on Robinson Crusoe. For as Allie becomes ever more lost to reality, this utopian experiment takes a dark turn as his obsessions lead the family toward unimaginable danger., AN APPLE ORIGINAL SERIES FROM APPLE TV+ STARRING JUSTIN THEROUX, SEASON 2 STREAMING NOW "An Impressive and disturbing vision of the American psyche."--Washington Post Book World From legendary writer Paul Theroux, an international bestseller that is a spellbinding adventure story of an American family that rejects its homeland and tries to find a happier life in the jungles of Central America. The paranoid and brilliant inventor Allie Fox uproots his family from their New England farm to live in the Honduran jungle, determined to build a civilization better than the one they've left. An individualist, Allie sees modern America as wasteful, immoral, and messy. Fleeing from materialism and conformity, he hopes to rediscover a purer life. Told by fourteen-year-old Charlie Fox, who observes his father with a mixture of love, astonishment, and ultimately horror, The Mosquito Coast is a twisted Swiss Family Robinson or an ironic take on Robinson Crusoe. For as Allie becomes ever more lost to reality, this utopian experiment takes a dark turn as his obsessions lead the family toward unimaginable danger., In a breathtaking adventure story, the paranoid and brilliant inventor Allie Fox takes his family to live in the Honduran jungle, determined to build a civilization better than the one they've left. Fleeing from an America he sees as mired in materialism and conformity, he hopes to rediscover a purer life. But his utopian experiment takes a dark turn when his obsessions lead the family toward unimaginable danger.
LC Classification Number
PS3570.H4M6 2006
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