Paul Theroux Reads “Upside-Down Cake”

The Writer's Voice: New Fiction from The New Yorker | Jun 21, 2016

Paul Theroux reads his short story “Upside-Down Cake,” from the June 27, 2016, issue of the magazine. Theroux has written more than 50 books of fiction and nonfiction, including “The Mosquito Coast,” “The Great Railway Bazaar,” “The Lower River,” and “Mr. Bones.” He has been publishing fiction in The New Yorker since 1979.

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