ARGONAUT BOOKS

Illuminating . . . A collection of wryly observed short stories from the octogenarian writer shines a light on the process of ageing . . . time hasn't whittled away Theroux's ability to amuse and provoke . . . These literary snapshots - a rowdy boyhood summer camp, a visit to a carnival stripper, an elegiac chess game - are poignant and well honedFinancial TimesA master of the short story . . . Unexpected endings and frequent insight make for a high strike rate, but perhaps best of all are those where Theroux reassumes the biographical mantle of Andre Parent he previously employed for his 1989...Read More