The Mosquito Coast

by Paul Theroux

Genres: Literary Fiction; Psychological Thrillers

Synopsis

Allie Fox is going to re-create the world. Abominating the cops, crooks, junkies and scavengers of modern America, he abandons civilization and takes the family to live in the Honduran jungle. There his tortured, messianic genius keeps them alive, his hoarse tirades harrying them through a diseased and dirty Eden towards unimaginable darkness.

Release date: June 1, 2006

Publisher: HarperCollins

Print pages: 384