{"product_id":"the-consuls-file-9780395253991","title":"The Consul's File","description":"\u003cp\u003eAward-winning writer Paul Theroux takes us on a journey through small town Malaysia through the eyes of the exuberant Spencer Savage in his breathtaking novel The Consuls File. 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.A cool and witty sequence. . . a polished and professional performance GuardianTherouxs writing is at its most adventurous in The Consuls File. There is no book I can compare this to: Mr Therouxs artistry is individual  serene  yet also grainy with fierce truths The TimesAmerican travel writer Paul Theroux is known for the rich descriptions of people and places that is often streaked with his distinctive sense of irony; his novels and collected short stories  My Other Life  The Collected Stories  My Secret History  The Lower River  The Stranger at the Palazzo dOro  A Dead Hand  Millroy the Magician  The Elephanta Suite  Saint Jack  The Family Arsenal  The Mosquito Coast  and his works of non-fiction  including the iconic The Great Railway Bazaar are available from Penguin.  Award-winning writer Paul Theroux takes us on a journey through small town Malaysia through the eyes of the exuberant Spencer Savage in his breathtaking novel The Consuls File. 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.A cool and witty sequence. . . a polished and professional performance GuardianTherouxs writing is at its most adventurous in The Consuls File. There is no book I can compare this to: Mr Therouxs artistry is individual  serene  yet also grainy with fierce truths The TimesAmerican travel writer Paul Theroux is known for the rich descriptions of people and places that is often streaked with his distinctive sense of irony; his novels and collected short stories  My Other Life  The Collected Stories  My Secret History  The Lower River  The Stranger at the Palazzo dOro  A Dead Hand  Millroy the Magician  The Elephanta Suite  Saint Jack  The Family Arsenal  The Mosquito Coast  and his works of non-fiction  including the iconic The Great Railway Bazaar are available from Penguin.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67904764051509,"sku":"ByrdShop_0395253993","price":103.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780395253991.jpg?v=1793851918","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-consuls-file-9780395253991","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}