Alexander Theroux

Alexander Theroux

Alexander Theroux (born 1939) is a novelist, poet, and essayist.

He was born in Medford, Massachusetts. His brother is Paul Theroux.

Selected Publications

Novels

*"Three Wogs: A Novel" (1972)

*"Darconville's Cat"

*"An Adultery"

*"Laura Warholic or, The Sexual Intellectual", Fantagraphics Books , Seattle, 2007.

Fables

*"The Schinocephalic Waif"

*"The Great Wheadle Tragedy"

*"Master Snickup's Cloak"

Poetry

*"The Lollipop Trollops and Other Poems"

Other

*"Theroux Metaphrastes: An Essay on Literature"

*"The Primary Colors: Three Essays"

*"The Secondary Colors: Three Essays"

*"The Strange Case of Edward Gorey"

*"The Enigma of Al Capp"

Critical Studies

*"Alexander Theroux/Paul West", "The Review of Contemporary Fiction", Spring 1991

Newspaper Stories

*"The Theroux Family Arsenal", James Atlas, "New York Times" Magazine, April 30, 1978

*"The Man Who Knows Too Much", M. R. Montgomery, "The Boston Globe", September 14, 1994

External links

* [http://biography.jrank.org/pages/4777/Theroux-Alexander-Louis.html Short Biography]
* [http://www.lacitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/the_satirical_intellectual/36/ Interview in "LA CityBeat"]
* [http://www.radioboston.org/index.php/2008/02/14/alex-theroux-read-from-his-latest-novel.html Audio of Theroux reading from "Laura Warholic"]
* [http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/bw/bw920921alexander_theroux Radio Interview with Michael Silverblatt, KCRW's Bookworm]
* [http://colinmarshall.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=350666 An interview with Alexander Theroux] on "The Marketplace of Ideas"


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