The Mosquito Coast. A Novel

TitleThe Mosquito Coast. A Novel
Year for Search1982
AuthorsTheroux, Paul [Edward](b. 1941)
Date Published1982
PublisherHoughton Mifflin
Place PublishedBoston, MA
KeywordsMale author, US author
Annotation

The novel begins in the dystopia of migrant labor in the U.S. and follows a Yankee family to Honduras, where they attempt to create as eutopia in the jungle. 

Info Notes

A film directed by Peter Weir (b. 1941) with a screenplay by Paul Schrader (b. 1946) was released in 1986.

Title Note

Woodcuts by David Frampton

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Author Note

(b. 1941)

Full Text

1982 Theroux, Paul (b. 1941). The Mosquito Coast. A Novel. With woodcuts by David Frampton. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin. PSt

The novel begins in the dystopia of migrant labor in the U.S. and follows a Yankee family to Honduras, where they attempt to create a eutopia in the jungle. A film directed by Peter Weir (b. 1941) with a screenplay by Paul Schrader (b. 1946) was released in 1986.