This famous trilogy dissects with brilliant wit the racial and social prejudices of post-war Malaya during the chaotic upheaval of Independence. Anthony...
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This famous trilogy dissects with brilliant wit the racial and social prejudices of post-war Malaya during the chaotic upheaval of Independence. Anthony Burgess, an officer in the Colonial Service, lays bare the various prejudices of Malayan society in the post-Colonial era. With penetrating insight and through a succession of wonderfully colourful characters, he delineates the conflict and confusion arising from the enforced mingling of cultures.