Description
Set in East Africa, this wry political satire follows Sam Fong, a Chinese Catholic grocer whose modest hopes and daily routines are repeatedly disrupted by the grand ambitions of politicians, nationalists, and expatriates. As the forces of Western, Asian, Indian, and African politics converge around him, Fong finds himself an unwilling observer of a rapidly changing world. With sharp humor and an eye for cultural absurdity, the novel explores colonialism, nationalism, displacement, and the uneasy relationship between ordinary lives and sweeping historical change.
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paperback
Houghton Mifflin (T)
Published Jun 1, 1968
214 pages
ISBN: 9780395255018
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Details
First Published
1968
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Fong and the Indians by Paul Theroux.