Gold by the Inch (Paperback)

Lawrence Chua

ISBN 10: 0802136494 / ISBN 13: 9780802136497

Editore: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press, New York, 1999

Paperback. 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. 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. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9780802136497

Riassunto:

When a young Asian man becomes involved with a male prostitute in New York, he learns that there is a fine line between both passion and exploitation and cultural and personal identity, in an intense novel that combines the turbulent history of Southeast Asia with present-day culture. Tour.

Product Description: 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.

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Titolo: Gold by the Inch (Paperback)
Casa editrice: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press, New York
Data di pubblicazione: 1999
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: new