The Orientalist and the Ghost by Susan Barker

The Orientalist and the Ghost

Susan Barker

352 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous reflective slow-paced
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Dark themes of colonial misconduct, racial prejudice, and doomed love resonate throughout this novel, yet it is infused with characteristic humor and warmth. It opens in Malaysia during the 1950s Communist insurrection when a young Englishman, Chr...

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