The Consul's File by Paul Theroux
A sequence of linked tales narrated by an American consul in a remote Southeast Asian town, chronicling the quirks, scandals, and quiet tragedies of expatriates and locals who pass through his office. Through his dry, observant voice, routine case files become intimate portraits of cultural collision, loneliness, and compromise, revealing the lingering shadows of colonialism and the precarious intimacies of life on the margins.
- Published
- 1977
- Nationality
- American
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- Unknown
- Pages
- Unknown
- Original Language
- English
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