Gold by the Inch
Autor Lawrence Chuaen Limba Engleză Paperback – 29 sep 1999
Called "striking" by The New York Times Book Review, Gold by the Inch is the story of a young New Yorker of Asian descent who has returned to the country of his birth following a disastrous relationship and his father's death. In a Bangkok drunk on the nation's financial miracle - and high on an assortment of other things - the narrator meets Thong, a young, beautiful male hustler who works at a nightclub. As his romantic obsession with Thong grows, the narrator tries to convince himself that it transcends its commercial nature, but he is quickly forced into a hard look at the connections between desire and exploitation, personal and national identity. Lawrence Chua vividly combines Southeast Asia's troubled history with evocations of its modern face - its polyglot culture, its colonial past, the cool futurism of its skyscrapers and its sex industry. Written in hard-bitten, dazzling prose, Gold by the Inch is a stunning debut. Citește tot Restrânge
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780802136497
ISBN-10: 0802136494
Pagini: 224
Ilustrații: black & white illustrations
Dimensiuni: 129 x 185 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.25 kg
Ediția:Pbk.
Editura: Grove Atlantic Inc.
ISBN-10: 0802136494
Pagini: 224
Ilustrații: black & white illustrations
Dimensiuni: 129 x 185 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.25 kg
Ediția:Pbk.
Editura: Grove Atlantic Inc.