The orientalist and the ghost
The orientalist and the ghost
About this book
Dark themes of colonial misconduct, racial prejudice, and doomed love resonate throughout this novel, yet it is infused with characteristic humour and warmth. It opens in Malaysia during the 1950s Communist insurrection when a young Englishman, Christopher, falls in love with a Chinese girl.
Details
- OL Work ID
- OL24177172W
Subjects
Interracial marriageFictionRacially mixed peopleFamiliesParent and childGrandparent and childHistorySocial conditionsFiction, family life, generalParent and child, fictionGrandparents, fictionLondon (england), fictionMalaysia, fictionMarriage, fiction