Author

Publication

1960 - Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

117,000 words, Guess

Page Count

468 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCPZ3.W355 Fu
  • LCCPR6045.A95 Fu
  • DDC823.91

Description

In this novel Alec Waugh returns to the theme of the motives and passions of European men and women in the tropics. Using as his locale the imaginary island of Karak in the South China Sea, he portrays the social and domestic relationships of the white colony against the wider issues of political intrigue.

Subjects

Topics

FictionOrient -- Fiction

Places

Genres

  • Fiction

Other Editions

  • Fuel for the flame: a novel set in the Orient.Farrar, Straus and Cudahy1960-01-01

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