The Mosquito Coast May 2026

Paul Theroux’s The Mosquito Coast (1981) examines the descent of Allie Fox, an idealistic inventor who moves his family to Honduras, only to devolve into a dangerous, narcissistic tyrant. The narrative explores themes of anti-consumerism, radical self-sufficiency, and hubris, which have been adapted into a 1986 film and a 2021 television series. Read a reflection on the novel at Uniformly Uninformative . Underrated MOTM: The Mosquito Coast (1986) - Getafilm