Description
Spencer Savage, a young American consul, is posted to Ayer Hitam, a small Malaysian town, in the 1970s. Told to close down this remote outpost in the sweltering jungle, he instead finds himself drawn to the many characters he meets among the Malays, Indians, Japanese, Chinese, and the clubbable expat Brits. Through his eyes we see the rich tapestry of multi-ethnic life in post-colonial Malaysia, from adultery to murder, from ghost stories to the murky waters of diplomatic politics. It is a brilliant portrait of a vanished time, a lost landscape and scattered people.
Book Details
Format
Paperback
Pages
192 pages
Language
English
Published
Jan 1, 2011
Publisher
Hamish Hamilton
Editions
2 editions
ISBN-10
0241950570
ISBN-13
9780241950579