Gold by the Inch : A Novel
Lawrence Chua
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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...
Gold by the Inch : A Novel
Resumo
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.
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Características
- Editora
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Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
- Idiomas
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Inglês
- Número de páginas
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224
- Encadernação
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Capa Mole / Paperback
- Dimensão
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205 x 126 x 16
- Comprimento
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12,7 cm
- Largura
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152,4 cm
- Altura
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18,4 cm
- Peso
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184 g
- Data de lançamento
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28/10/1999
- Tema
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
- Origem
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United States
- EAN
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9780802136497
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