Author

Publication

1977 - Houghton Mifflin, Boston, Massachusetts

Language

English

Word Count

52,250 words, Guess

Page Count

209 pages

Identifiers

and 5 more
  • LibraryThing553727
  • Library of Congress Control Number77006431
  • OCLC Control Number2929398
  • Better World Books9780395253991
  • Open LibraryOL4539990M

Classifications

  • DDC813/.5/4
  • LCCPZ4.T394 Co
  • LCCPS3570.H4 Co
and 1 more
  • LCCPS3570.H4.C66 1977

Description

The Consul's File is a collection of short stories by Paul Theroux. All of the stories are set in post independence Malaysia, mostly in the small town of Ayer Hitam in Johor state and are narrated by the resident American Consul. Through his eyes the whole spectrum of life in 1960s Malaysia is brought to life with themes ranging from murder, political intrigue and adultery to ghosts, disappearances and simple character driven tales.

Description

In this 1978 compilation, Paul Theroux offers twenty stand-alone (and originally serialized) chapters told through the eyes of a young American consul posted to a small Malaysian town in the 1970s. The stories are chronological picking up when the narrator arrives in country and ending with a letter he writes as he departs. --Richard T at Amazon.com.

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  • The consul's fileHoughton Mifflin1977-01-01
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