The Mosquito Coast
by Paul Therouxliterary work· published 1981
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The Mosquito Coast is a novel by author Paul Theroux. Published in 1981, it won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and was the Yorkshire Post Novel of the Year. Theroux wrote the novel while living in London. Although he is rumored to have based the main character, Allie Fox, on himself, he denied this in an interview for Atlantic Unbound, saying he based the character on a number of people, including Pap, Huck Finn's father. Allie, a brilliant inventor ("with nine patents, six pending"), becomes increasingly critical of consumerism in the United States, education and culture.
Adaptations (2)
The Mosquito Coast has been adapted 2 times, across film and television series, from 1986 to 2021.
The Mosquito Coast1986 · film · 117 min · dir. Peter Weir · IMDb ↗An inventor spurns his city life and moves his family into the jungles of Central America to make a utopia.
