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Paul Theroux Books in Order

Paul Theroux has written 68 books, published between 1968 and 2026. The first book is Fong and the Indians (1968) and the newest is True North: On the Road in Canada (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
68
Published
1968–2026
Pages on record
19,255 in 60 of 68 books
Reading time
321–481 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 19,255 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 60 of 68 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Paul Theroux, author of the Spencer Monroe Savage series

Travel writing and fiction have occupied Paul Theroux since 1968. Born in 1941, the American writer is catalogued here with 68 books, from Fong and the Indians (1968) to True North: On the Road in Canada (2026). The Great Railway Bazaar (1975) is his best known travelogue. The Mosquito Coast took the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1981, was filmed in 1986 and became a television series in 2021. Railways, voyages and description of place recur throughout the catalogue, which is ongoing.

How many Paul Theroux books are there?

Paul Theroux has 68 books, released between 1968 and 2026. 2 of them belong to the Spencer Monroe Savage series.

Paul Theroux Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 68 Paul Theroux books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Fong and the Indians by Paul Theroux (1968)
  2. Cover of Waldo by Paul Theroux (1968)
  3. Cover of Murder in Mount Holly by Paul Theroux (1969)
  4. Cover of Jungle Lovers by Paul Theroux (1971)
  5. Cover of The Consul's File by Paul Theroux, book 1 of the Spencer Monroe Savage series (1972)
  6. Cover of Saint Jack by Paul Theroux (1973)
  7. Cover of The Black House by Paul Theroux (1974)
  8. Cover of The Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux (1975)
  9. Cover of The Family Arsenal by Paul Theroux (1976)
  10. Cover of Picture Palace by Paul Theroux (1978)
  11. Cover of The Old Patagonian Express: By Train Through the Americas by Paul Theroux (1979)
  12. Cover of To the Ends of the Earth: The Selected Travels by Paul Theroux (1980)
  13. Cover of The Mosquito Coast by Paul Theroux (1981)
  14. Cover of London Snow by Paul Theroux (1982)
  15. Cover of World's End by Paul Theroux (1982)
  16. Cover of Half Moon Street by Paul Theroux (1984)
  17. Cover of The Imperial Way: By Rail from Peshawar to Chittagong by Paul Theroux (1985)
  18. Cover of Sunrise with Seamonsters by Paul Theroux (1985)
  19. Cover of The Shortest Day of the Year by Paul Theroux (1986)
  20. Cover of O-Zone by Paul Theroux (1986)
  21. Cover of Riding the Iron Rooster by Paul Theroux (1988)
  22. Cover of My Secret History by Paul Theroux (1989)
  23. Cover of Travelling the World by Paul Theroux (1990)
  24. Cover of A Christmas Card by Paul Theroux (1991)
  1. 1
    Fong and the Indians1968 · confirmed 1/4
    1968–
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  2. 2
    Waldo1968 · confirmed 1/4
    1968–
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  3. 3
    Murder in Mount Holly1969 · 148 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1969148
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  4. 4
    Girls at Play1969 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1969224
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  5. 5
    Jungle Lovers1971 · 307 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1971307
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  6. 6
    Sinning with Annie1972 · confirmed 1/4
    1972–
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  7. 7
    The Consul's FileSpencer Monroe Savage #11972 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1972192
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  8. 8
    V.S. Naipaul1972 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1972144
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  9. 9
    Saint Jack1973 · 222 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1973222
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  10. 10
    The Black House1974 · 246 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1974246
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  11. 11
    The Great Railway Bazaar1975 · 342 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1975342
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  12. 12
    The Family Arsenal1976 · 281 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1976281
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  13. 13
    Picture Palace1978 · 359 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1978359
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  14. 14
    The Old Patagonian Express: By Train Through the Americas1979 · 404 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1979404
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  15. 15
    To the Ends of the Earth: The Selected Travels1980 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1980384
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  16. 16
    The Mosquito Coast1981 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981384
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  17. 17
    London Snow1982 · 50 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198250
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  18. 18
    The London EmbassySpencer Monroe Savage #21982 · 347 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982347
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  19. 19
    World's End1982 · 211 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982211
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  20. 20
    The Kingdom by the Sea1983 · confirmed 1/4
    1983–
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  21. 21
    Doctor Slaughter1984 · 137 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984137
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  22. 22
    Half Moon Street1984 · 219 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984219
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  23. 23
    Sailing Through China1984 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198464
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  24. 24
    The Imperial Way: By Rail from Peshawar to Chittagong1985 · 143 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985143
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  25. 25
    Sunrise with Seamonsters1985 · 365 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985365
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  26. 26
    The Shortest Day of the Year1986 · 29 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198629
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  27. 27
    O-Zone1986 · 535 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986535
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  28. 28
    The White Man's Burden1987 · 118 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987118
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  29. 29
    Riding the Iron Rooster1988 · 480 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988480
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  30. 30
    My Secret History1989 · 511 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989511
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Paul Theroux books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Spencer Monroe Savage in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Consul's File
  2. 2. The London Embassy

Standalone books

66 books

66 Paul Theroux titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Paul Theroux Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Paul Theroux books run from Fong and the Indians (1968) to True North: On the Road in Canada (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Paul Theroux in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Paul Theroux books in order?

You only need to read Paul Theroux books in order within the Spencer Monroe Savage series, which holds 2 of the 68 Paul Theroux books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Paul Theroux

Start with Fong and the Indians (1968), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Paul Theroux book?

True North: On the Road in Canada (2026) is the newest Paul Theroux book released so far.

Is there a new Paul Theroux book coming?

No next Paul Theroux book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Paul Theroux has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Paul Theroux. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • James Tait Black Memorial Prize1981Won

Paul Theroux at a glance

Still publishing
Paul Theroux published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Paul Theroux books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
19,255 pages across the 60 of 68 books with a recorded length, a median of 339 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Paul Theroux books, 16 of 68, were published in the 1980s.

What the Paul Theroux books are about

63 of the 68 Paul Theroux books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: travel is tagged on 17 of 63. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Travel 17 of 63 books
  • Theroux, paul, 1941- 12 of 63 books
  • American fiction 7 of 63 books
  • Americans 7 of 63 books
  • Journeys 7 of 63 books
  • Fiction in English 5 of 63 books
  • Railroad travel 5 of 63 books
  • Voyages 5 of 63 books
  • Railroads 4 of 63 books
  • Short stories 4 of 63 books