Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinning with Annie | 1972 | Paul Theroux | Buy |
| 2 | World’s End | 1982 | Paul Theroux | Buy |
| 3 | Half Moon Street | 1984 | Paul Theroux | Buy |
| 4 | On the Edge of the Great Rift: Three Novels of Africa | 1996 | Paul Theroux | Buy |
| 5 | The Collected Stories | 1997 | Paul Theroux | Buy |
| 6 | The Collected Short Novels | 1998 | Paul Theroux | Buy |
| 7 | Fresh Air Fiend: Travel Writings | 2000 | Paul Theroux | Buy |
| 8 | The Stranger at the Palazzo d’Oro | 2003 | Paul Theroux | Buy |
| 9 | Mr. Bones | 2014 | Paul Theroux | Buy |
| 10 | The Vanishing Point | 2025 | Paul Theroux | Buy |
Paul Theroux’s collections span from 1972’s Sinning with Annie to The Vanishing Point in 2025. These books gather his short fiction, with some organized by theme and others collecting the best of different periods. The Collected Stories (1997) and The Collected Short Novels (1998) are the most comprehensive.
Half Moon Street (1984) and The Stranger at the Palazzo d’Oro (2003) are smaller collections with tighter focus. Fresh Air Fiend (2000) collects travel writing pieces. Across these ten volumes, readers can track the evolution of Theroux’s voice over five decades.