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This collection of Alexander Theroux material comes from the archive of Steven Moore,
senior editor of the Review of Contemporary Fiction and Dalkey Archive
Press. Moore's interest in Theroux emerged in the early 1980s with the publication
of Darconville's Cat. Subsequently, Moore began corresponding with
Theroux and assembling Theroux's published and unpublished work, providing a wealth
of
bio/bibliographic material for this collection. Included are bound galleys and typescripts
of Theroux's books, as well as articles, essays, and book reviews. Also present are
numerous
articles, critical essays, and reviews about Theroux, typescripts of Moore's works
on
Theroux, as well as correspondence from Theroux to Moore from the early 1980s to 1995.
The
collection is divided into four series: Works by Theroux, Steven Moore on Theroux,
Correspondence (Steven Moore), and Theroux, Personal. |
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The first series contains bound proofs, galleys, and typescripts of Theroux's works:
An Adultery, Darconville's Cat (with a stage
play adaptation), The Lollipop Trollops and Other Poems, The Primary Colors: Three Essays, The Waif Trilogy, and other short fiction works, essays, poetry,
plays, and book reviews. The second series, Steven Moore on Theroux, contains Moore's
unpublished annotations to Three Wogs and Darconville's Cat, and his introduction to the special 1991 Theroux
issue in the Review of Contemporary Fiction. |
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Steven Moore's correspondence appears in the third series. Several grouping of letters
are
included in the collection, in their original order by topic, although date sequences
overlap. For example, Moore kept a separate file of letters pertaining to the Theroux
issue
in the Review. Overall, the majority of letters and postcards are from
Theroux to Moore, 1981-1995. Since Theroux used Moore as "his archivist," Theroux
enclosed
typescripts of his book reviews, poems, and essays with his correspondence. These
works
remain with the correspondence. Biographical and bibliographical material is contained
in
the fourth series, Theroux, Personal, along with a folder dealing with recent charges
of
plagiarism. |
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A large collection of books, magazines, and newspapers received with this collection
was
transferred to the HRC book collection. Included are various published versions and
limited
editions of Theroux's works, his dissertation, and magazine articles and book reviews
by and
about Theroux, from 1966-1995. |
