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The Consul's File
The Consul's File | Paul Theroux
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Spencer Savage, a young American consul, is posted to Ayer Hitam, a small Malaysian town, in the 1970s. Told to close down this remote outpost in the sweltering jungle, he instead finds himself drawn to the many characters he meets among the Malays, Indians, Japanese, Chinese, and the clubbable expat Brits. Through his eyes we see the rich tapestry of multi-ethnic life in post-colonial Malaysia, from adultery to murder, from ghost stories to the murky waters of diplomatic politics. It is a brilliant portrait of a vanished time, a lost landscape and scattered peoples.
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The Consul's File | Paul Theroux
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#readingwomenmonth #setinyourhometown
Edit: Oopps! Blunder 🙄. Obviously not written by a woman, but set in my hometown.

batsy I didn't know about this one! Have you read it? Must add it to the pile :) 6y
erzascarletbookgasm @batsy No, I haven‘t. I‘ve already added! 6y
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