{"product_id":"mr-bones-twenty-stories-isbn-9780544483958","title":"Mr. Bones: Twenty Stories","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e“Suave and accomplished . . . [The stories] are unsettling, resistant to tidy denouement and faintly misanthropic.” — \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Beneath the deceptive elegance of these stories, land mines lurk, and Theroux detonates them with gusto.” — \u003cem\u003eO, the Oprah Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e A family watches their patriarch transform into the singing, wisecracking lead of an old-timey minstrel show. An art collector publicly destroys his most valuable pieces. Two boys stand by as their father wages war on the raccoons living under their house. In this new collection, acclaimed author Paul Theroux shows us humanity possessed, consumed by compulsive desire, always with his carefully honed eye for detail and the subtle idiosyncrasies that bring his characters to life. Searing, dark, and sure to unsettle, \u003cem\u003eMr. Bones\u003c\/em\u003e is a stunning display of Theroux’s “fluent, faintly sinister powers of vision and imagination” (\u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Fans of Theroux’s fiction will be pleased to observe, in the twenty stories collected in \u003cem\u003eMr. Bones,\u003c\/em\u003e clear evidence of how little he has mellowed over time . . . \u003cem\u003eMr. Bones\u003c\/em\u003e is a series of characteristically dark and sharply focused snapshots from the world that Paul Theroux has observed—and invented.”  — Francine Prose, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Theroux’s work is like no one else’s...A writer sees what he sees, imagines what he imagines. ‘Mr. Bones’ is a series of characteristically dark and sharply focused snapshots from the world that Paul Theroux has observed – and invented.” –Francine Prose, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e   \"Beneath the deceptive elegance of these stories, land mines lurk, and Theroux detonates them with gusto.\" --\u003cem\u003eO Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e   \"A Theroux story can be a mesmerizing reading experience. It is hard to put him down when he is on a roll...Enticing...[Theroux's] far-flung adventures and captivating accounts from many of the world’s most intriguing, least understood outposts add depth and richness to the material here.This collection is another feast, and many readers will enjoy a prolonged chew on 'Mr. Bones.'\" --\u003cem\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/em\u003e   \"Deliciously dark.\" --\u003cem\u003eMinneapolis Star-Tribune  \u003c\/em\u003e   \"A sinister short-story collection from an established master.\" --\u003cem\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/em\u003e   “Theroux has become a master of the form, with a deep capacity to engage, enchant, and unsettle . . . In the same way he makes exotic locales worth visiting, Theroux inspires you to wonder what you’re overlooking when encountering friends, neighbors, and strangers alike. A versatile, prolific author asserts his preeminence in short fiction with an unassuming brilliance that almost makes you think stories will become popular again.” — \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews,\u003c\/em\u003e starred review  “Rich in the details of exotic places . . . all are highly entertaining . . . This excellent new collection allows readers to sample an array of ­Theroux’s most entertaining fiction in short story form; highly recommended.” — \u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e  “Notes of Theroux’s famed travel writing . . . The final product is a hefty, remarkably diverse batch of stories colored by Theroux’s prolific taste for exploration.” — \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890049085669,"sku":"NP9780544483958","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780544483958.jpg?v=1730232444","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/mr-bones-twenty-stories-isbn-9780544483958","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}