The Stranger at the Palazzo D'Oro: And Other Stories

From the best-selling author of Dark Star Safari and Hotel Honolulu, Paul Theroux's latest offers provocative tales of memory and desire. The sensual story of an unusual love affair leads the collection. The thrill and risk of pursuit and conquest mark the accompanying stories, which tell of the sexual awakening and rites of passage of a Boston boyhood, the ruin of a writer in Africa, and the bewitchment of a retiree in Hawaii. Filled with Theroux's typically exquisite yet devastating descriptions of people and places, The Stranger at the Palazzo D'Oro evokes the complexities of matters of the heart with subtlety and grace (People).

Author: Paul Theroux
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 10/05/2004
Pages: 296
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 7.94h x 5.44w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780618485338

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 12/26/2004 pg. 20

About the Author
Theroux, Paul: - PAUL THEROUX is the author of many highly acclaimed books. His novels include The Lower River, Jungle Lovers, and The Mosquito Coast, and his renowned travel books include Ghost Train to the Eastern Star and Dark Star Safari. He lives in Hawaii and on Cape Cod.