by Paul Theroux · Avon Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780380619450
VAT included
Hamelyn quality guarantee · checked and verified, or your money back
«The Mosquito Coast» is the adventure novel by Paul Theroux, published by Avon Books in paperback (374 pages, in English).
The novel follows Allie Fox, a brilliant and dogmatic inventor who moves his family to the Honduran jungle to build his utopia, fleeing American materialism. The adventure becomes a struggle for survival when his project collides with reality and his obsessions endanger everyone.
Originally published in 1981, it won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and was a finalist for the National Book Award. The 1990 edition is a reprint tied to the movie adaptation.
Novel for readers of literary and adventure fiction, with an eccentric protagonist and a reflection on the clash between ideals and nature.
Paul Edward Theroux is an American novelist and travel writer who has written numerous books, including the travelogue The Great Railway Bazaar (1975). Some of his works of fiction have been adapted as feature films. He was awarded the 1981 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel The Mosquito Coast, which was adapted for the 1986 movie of the same name and the 2021 television series of the same name.
