Gold by the Inch
Lawrence Chua
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.Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: Lawrence ChuaPublisher: Grove PressPublished: 09/13/1999ISBN: 9780802136497Pages: 224Weight: 0.55lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.60d
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Book Title
Gold by the Inch
ISBN
9780802136497
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.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Lawrence Chua
Publisher: Grove Press
Published: 09/13/1999
ISBN: 9780802136497
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.60d
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Lawrence Chua
Publisher: Grove Press
Published: 09/13/1999
ISBN: 9780802136497
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.60d
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.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Lawrence Chua
Publisher: Grove Press
Published: 09/13/1999
ISBN: 9780802136497
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.60d
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Lawrence Chua
Publisher: Grove Press
Published: 09/13/1999
ISBN: 9780802136497
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.60d